- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Used by
- 100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
- Date
- ca. 1942
- Medium
- silk (textile), ink
- Dimensions
- H x W (Laid Flat): 16 1/2 x 65 1/4 in. (41.9 x 165.7 cm)
- Description
- A silk aviator's scarf worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The scarf is slightly yellowed and has several small brown stains throughout. One end of the scarf is stamped with faded black stenciled letters, reading [W. W. CROCKET] on the left side and [CENTURY FIGHTER] on the right side. The words appear on the same face of the scarf.
- Classification
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Clothing and dress
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
- Object number
- 2012.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




