“TUSKEGEE AIRMEN”

“Tuskegee Airmen”

“Tuskegee Airmen”

World War II African American fighter pilots, bomber escorts, and ground support crew who, because of segregation in the armed forces, trained at Tuskegee Institute and a nearby training complex in Alabama. By the end of World War II, nearly 1,000 men had graduated from pilot training at Tuskegee. Of these, 450 served in combat overseas, and 66 of those pilots were killed in action. The Tuskegee airmen compiled an amazing combat record. None of the bombers they escorted was lost to enemy fighters, they destroyed 251 enemy aircraft, and the airmen were awarded more than ...