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List of Tuskegee Airmen contains the names of notable Tuskegee Airmen, who were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel. [ 2 ]
This category lists individuals who were members of the Tuskegee Airmen (1940–1948) and Wikipedia articles related to the Tuskegee Airmen.
The Tuskegee Airmen / t ʌ s ˈ k iː ɡ iː / [1] were a group of primarily 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).
The Tuskegee Airmen was the name for the first all-African American fighter pilot squadron, formed during the 1940s when the U.S. military segregated units by race. Nearly 1,000 served as pilots ...
Brian Smith, President and CEO of the Tuskegee Airmen Historic Museum, stands for a photo on a T6 Texan in a hanger at the Coleman A. Young International Airport in Detroit on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.
Joseph D. Elsberry (April 25, 1921 – March 31, 1985) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer and a prolific African-American World War II fighter pilot in the 332nd Fighter Group's 301st Fighter Squadron, best known as the famed Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen") among enemy German pilots. [1]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force said on Sunday it will resume instruction of trainees using a video about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, which ...
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, commemorates the contributions of African-American airmen in World War II.Moton Field was the site of primary flight training for the pioneering pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, and is now operated by the National Park Service to interpret their history and achievements.