The History of the "Double Vee"     "Double Vee" was manufactured by the North American Aviation factory in Dallas, Texas as a "C" model AT-6. Assigned the serial number 42-48884, it was originally received by the Army Air Force on March 27, 1943. Afterwards, this aircraft was assigned as follows:   30 March 1943 To Tuskegee, Alabama 20 June 1944 To 2142nd AAF Base Unit (Proving Ground Command) Eglin AAF, Florida 28 June 1944 To 2143rd AAF Base Unit (Eastern Flying Training Command) Tuskegee AAF, Alabama 25 July 1944 To Eglin AAF, Florida 07 August 1944 To Tuskegee AAF, Alabama 16 June 1946 To 4185th Base Unit (Air Transport Command) Independence, Missouri 18 June 1946 To 4136th Base Unit (Air Material Command) Tinker AAF, Oklahoma 25 June 1946 To 594th Base Unit (ATC) Topeka AAF, Kansas 12 August 1946 To Tinker AAF, Oklahoma 14 August 1946 To 554th Base Unit (ATC) Memphis, Tennessee 06 October 1946 To 42nd Base Unit (Air University) Maxwell AAF, Alabama 04 January 1948 To 133rd Fighter Squadron (Air National Guard) Grenier AAF, New Hampshire 14 January 1951 To the North American Aircraft Aviation factory Downey, California. Remanufactured to a T-6G and reassigned serial number 49-3190. 26 April 1951 To Long Beach, California for further modification. 04 October 1955 To 3306th Training Group located at Bambridge AFB, Georgia. 18 January 1956 To 3040th AST Squadron Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, Arizona for reclamation. The aircraft was then dropped from Air Force inventory.   While utilized at Tuskegee from March 30, 1943 to June 15, 1946, this aircraft was flown as an advanced fighter pilot trainer. It was taken to Eglin AAF in order to train the Tuskegee Airmen in the methods of bombing, strafing and close air support (bomber escort).   After flying this particular aircraft, the Tuskegee Airmen transitioned to the P-47 (Jug) and P-51 (Mustang). The Tuskegee Airmen of the 100th, 301st and 302nd Fighter Squadrons trained in this aircraft. Combined with the original Tuskegee fighter squadron, the 99th, the four squadrons comprised the 332nd Fighter Group whose symbol is depicted on the side of Double Vee.   Historical documentation was obtained from the Department of the Air Force thru the Air Force Historical Research Agency located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
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