Tuskegee airmen [

Tuskegee airmen [

The 'Tuskegee Airmen' - the first African American pilots to serve in the US military - were comprised of the 99th Fighter Squadron, the 332nd Fighter Group, and the 477th Bombardment Group. This title depicts the Tuskegee Airmen at the junction of two historical trends

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stentiford, Barry M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood , c2012
Series:Landmarks of the American mosaic
Subjects:
United States . > Army Air Forces . > Composite Group, 477th
United States . > Army Air Forces . > Fighter Group, 332nd
United States . > Army Air Forces > African American troops
African American fighter pilots > History
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States
Table of Contents:
  • 1.A legacy to build on
  • 2. The experiment
  • 3. Deployment
  • 4. The Tuskegee airmen meet the challenge
  • 5. A separate blackair force
  • 6. Dangerous enemies

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