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   Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

   • The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual missions in Europe and North Africa during World War II.

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   What was the Tuskegee Air Force escort group?

   • It fought in the European theatre and was noted as one of the Army Air Forces’ most successful and most-decorated escort groups. Tuskegee Airmen Members of the 332nd Fighter Group in a mission briefing, Ramitelli, Italy, 1945.

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   What did the Tuskegee Air Force do in WW2?

   • Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. Their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and helped encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces.

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   How many cadets did Tuskegee Air Field have?

   • By November, four cadets and the student officer had passed and were transferred to Tuskegee Army Air Field for basic and advanced training. On March 7, 1942, the first class of cadets graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field to become the nation's first African American military pilots, now known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

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   Where can I find a book about the Tuskegee Air Force?

   • The Black Red Tail Angels: A Story of the Tuskegee Airmen. Columbus, Ohio: SMF Haven of Hope, 2006. Holway, John B. Red Tail, Black Wings: The Men of America's Black Air Force. Las Cruces, New Mexico: Yuca Tree Press, 1997; ISBN 1881325210. Homan, Lynn M.; Reilly, Thomas (2001). Black Knights: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen.

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   Where was the Tuskegee Army Air Field located?

   • For the training site, the War Department chose the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, then under construction. Home to the prestigious Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington, it was located in the heart of the Jim Crow South.

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   Nov 9, 2009 · The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew...

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Tuskegee Airmen, black servicemen of the U.S. Army Air Forces who trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama during World War II. They constituted the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military. Learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen in this article.

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   The Tuskegee Airmen / tʌsˈkiːɡiː / [ 1 ] was a group of African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).

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   May 5, 2020 · On March 24, 1945, the 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Fifteenth Air Force departed from its base in Italy to escort B-17 heavy bombers on a 1,600-mile round trip flight to the German...

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   The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who enlisted to become America’s first black military airmen, at a time when there were many people who thought that black men lacked intelligence, skill, courage, and patriotism.

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   Jan 28, 2022 · On March 7, 1942, the first class of cadets graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field to become the nation's first African American military pilots, now known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Following...

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   Who are the Tuskegee Airmen? Before World War II, leaders of the Army Air Corps (predecessor to the modern-day Air Force) barred African Americans from serving in uniform.