The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces.
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American military pilots who fought during World War II. They were trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, which was the only segregated Army Air Corps training facility during the war. The airmen played an important role in the war effort,…
The following is a guest post from Chris Lee. You can read more about him at the bottom of this post. When one examines the consequences of World War II -- by far the deadliest human conflict in history -- the destruction and the lost livelihoods of innocent civilians become…
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first all-black military pilot group who fought in World War Two. The pilots formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. They were active from 1941 to 1946. There were 932 pilots who graduated from the program. Among these, 355 served in…
Decorating combat aircraft in assigned colors was in keeping with protocol of the Army Air Force in the World War Two era whereby a group’s aircraft were made easily identifiable. Just by looking at the nose or tail markings, pilots could tell which group was in the air flying alongside.…
Tuskegee Airmen Definition: The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of the first all-black military pilot group who fought in World War Two. The group formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. In terms of group size, there were a total of 932 pilots who graduated…
In March 1941 the Army began to train, in the terminology of the day, an all-Negro flying unit – the 99th Pursuit Squadron. It was shortly renamed the 99th Fighter Squadron with the service-wide change in nomenclature. This was the Tuskegee Airmen experiment—a small step in the long-term process in integrating…
A total of 932 men graduated from the Tuskegee Flight School. This list provides the Tuskegee Airmen names, class number, graduation date, rank held at Tuskegee, serial number, and hometown. Among these, 355 served in active duty during World War Two as fighter pilots. Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat.…
How many Tuskegee airmen were there? Among the pilots in the the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces, there were a total of 932 pilots who graduated from the program. Among these, 355 served in active duty during World War Two as fighter pilots. Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen…
The Tuskegee Airmen planes were primarily, but not exclusively, the following five WW2 aircraft: Bell P-39 Airacobra Curtiss P-40 Warhawk North American B-25 Mitchell North American P-51 Mustang Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Bell P-39 Airacobra The Bell P-39 Airacobra was one of the principal American fighter aircraft in service when the United States entered World War…
From its founding in the early 1970s, the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit was envisioned as a living testament to the flying accomplishments of the country’s first African American military pilots, who exemplified the spirit of American military aviation in World War Two. This meant having a Tuskegee Airmen…