HomeAfro HistoryToday in Afro History ! The first U.S Army flying school for Afro American cadets is formed in 1941. Based in Tuskegee Alabama, the 99th Pursuit Squadron later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen !
Today in Afro History ! The first U.S Army flying school for Afro American cadets is formed in 1941. Based in Tuskegee Alabama, the 99th Pursuit Squadron later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen !
English: Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, “Tuskegee Airmen,” the elite, all-African American 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy., from left to right, Lt. Dempsey W. Morgran, Lt. Carroll S. Woods, Lt. Robert H. Nelron, Jr., Capt. Andrew D. Turner, and Lt. Clarence P. Lester. (U.S. Air Force photo) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Several Tuskegee airmen at Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., commander of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group, in front of his P-47 Thunderbolt in Sicily. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Men of the 332nd Fighter Group attend a briefing in Italy during 1945 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: This is a photograph of the Hangar 1 Museum located at Moton Airfield at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee Alabama. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The first U.S Army flying school for Afro American cadets is formed in 1941. Based in Tuskegee Alabama, the 99th Pursuit Squadron later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen ! was last modified: July 3rd, 2023 by Marc Alexander