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RED TAIL​
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WHERE YOUR DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT
OUR inspiration
Vision and inspiration and EXCELLENCE
Red Tail Academy, Inc officially launched June 2020 as a 501(c)(3) in Kansas City with the mission to create opportunities to expose, educate and mentor underrepresented youth (ages 12-18) in the aviation field. Red Tail Academy was founded by local pilots and aviation enthusiasts who are passionate about helping youth overcome the many barriers into the world of aviation.
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Red Tail Academy, Inc, is inspired from the Tuskegee Airmen.
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OUR vision
To see a vibrant aviation industry with a well educated and trained workforce
composed of individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds and cultures.
OUR LOGO & Emblem
What Do They Mean?
Our Logo & Emblem:
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The blue circle along with a star and white rectangle box pays ode to the Tuskegee Airmen airplane, which represents a group of professional African Americans breaking barriers in aviation.
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The Red Tail: The red color with the yellow tab derives from the Tuskegee Airmen plane who painted the tail of their planes red with yellow tabs. The shape of the tail comes from an Eagle's tail, which represents stability. The Eagle represents vision, leadership, confidence, overcoming any obstacle,
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Our Colors:
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Red - Strength, passion, determination
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Blue - Sky, confidence, stability
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Benjamin O. Davis: “The word's in about our next mission. Berlin. And we weren't assigned, we were requested.”
