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  2. Tuskegee Airmen ‑ Definition, Facts & Names - HISTORY

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    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,...

  3. Tuskegee Airmen - Wikipedia

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    The Tuskegee Airmen / tʌsˈkiːɡiː / [ 1 ] was 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).

  4. 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.

  5. The Tuskegee Airmen: Facts, Members, Planes & WWII Story - PBS

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    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...

  6. Tuskegee Airmen - National Air and Space Museum

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    The Tuskegee Airmen’s fight for equality involved more than their skills in the air. It required coordinated, collective actions of civil disobedience in which 162 officers risked their careers and their lives to stand up against systemic racism in the US Army Air Forces (AAF).

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

  8. What You Should Know About the Tuskegee Airmen

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    The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of Black pilots who helped the Allies win World War II -- and helped break the military color barrier.

  9. Tuskegee Airmen - U.S. National Park Service

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    The Tuskegee Airmen were trailblazers, pioneers and leaders in the fight against fascism and racism. These men were the crème of the crop, many of whom already had bachelors and masters degrees when they first began flight training in July of 1941.

  10. Tuskegee Airmen - Air Force Historical Support Division

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    Those air crew and ground crew personnel associated with black flying units of the Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II are known as the Tuskegee Airmen. On 16 January 1941, Secretary of the Army Henry L. Stimson authorized the formation of a black pursuit squadron.

  11. Tuskegee Airmen Definition - History

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    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.