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TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. America’s first black military airmen Came from all over the US Most were college graduates!. Tuskegee Army Air Field (TAAF). Trained in Alabama First group in 1941 – 13 students 5 successfully completed the training 1941-1946 ---- 994 pilots graduated
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America’s first black military airmen • Came from all over the US • Most were college graduates!
Tuskegee Army Air Field (TAAF) Trained in Alabama First group in 1941 – 13 students 5 successfully completed the training 1941-1946 ---- 994 pilots graduated 99th Pursuit Squadron (North Africa) 332nd Fighter Group - Europe
` • Had an OUTSTANDING record! • Never lost a bomber to enemy fire!