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Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward (deceased)
Entering the Tuskegee flight school for training in July 1942, Lowell Steward graduated as a fighter and was sent to Italy in 1944 with the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group. From Capodichino Air Base in Naples he flew a number of missions in Bell P-39 Airacobras and Curtiss P-40 Warhawks. He was subsequently based in Ramitelli Airfield where he flew many more missions in North American P-51 Mustangs. In total, he flew 143 missions and remained in the service until July 1946. After the war and upon his return to Los Angeles, he helped to organize the Los Angeles chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. and to found a scholarship foundation in the name of the Tuskegee Airmen. In 2007, Steward attended President George W. Bush's presentation of the Tuskegee Airmen with the Congressional Gold Medal. On December 14 2014 Lowell came down with a cold that led to pneumonia and sadly died on December 17th in the Community Memorial Hospital of natural causes at the age of 95.
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Items Signed by Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward (deceased) |
  | Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £650.00 | With the morning sun glinting on their fuselages, P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below, as they head back towards their base at Duxford, England at the end of a long sweep east of the Rhine crossing, Spring 194...... | |
  | Fighting Red Tails by Robert Taylor. Price : £215.00 | With their distinctive red tails, P-51 Mustangs of the 332nd Fighter Group - the famed Tuskegee Airmen, climb to operational height as B17 Fortresses from the 483rd Bomb Group manoeuvre into formation at the start of another long and dangerous missi...... | |
| | Fighting Red Tails by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £325.00 | With their distinctive red tails, P-51 Mustangs of the 332nd Fighter Group - the famed Tuskegee Airmen, climb to operational height as B17 Fortresses from the 483rd Bomb Group manoeuvre into formation at the start of another long and dangerous missi...... | |
  | Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Price : £200.00 | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the p...... | |
| | Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £395.00 | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the ...... | |
| | Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. (C) Price : £625.00 | With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears, a pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group returns to protect a crippled American B17 bomber after downing two Me109s in quick succession. Agonisingly, two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward (deceased) |
   | Col Charles McGee P-51 Mustang Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £295.00 Saving : £330 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mustang Escort by Graeme Lothian. (C) Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. (F) Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Red Tails by Ivan Berryman. (B) | |
  | Pack 510. Pack of two WW2 US P-51 Mustang prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £210 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Fighting Red Tails by Robert Taylor. Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian The Yoxford Boys by Gerald Coulson. | |
  | Pack 632. Pack of two P51 Mustang prints by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £175.00 Saving : £270 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Mustangs Over the Mediterranean by Nicolas Trudgian. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
 | Aviation and Military Prints of US Troops and USAF Mustangs. Pack Price : £170.00 Saving : £195 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Welcome Respite by Nicolas Trudgian. Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
 | Pack 634. Pack of two Mustang aviation prints by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £205 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Last Man Home by Nicolas Trudgian. |
| | Col Charles McGee Red Tail Mustang Aviation Prints by Richard Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £135.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Red Tail Escort by Richard Taylor. Red Tails by Ivan Berryman. (B) |
| Squadrons for : Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 100th Fighter Squadron | 100th Fighter Squadron Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 332nd Fighter Group | 332nd Fighter Group Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft for : Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Second Lieutenant Lowell Steward. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : North American | Mustang The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. | ||
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