The tuskegee airmen biography

African-American military pilots during World War II

For other uses, see Tuskegee Airmen (disambiguation).

Military unit

The Tuskegee Airmen^[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). The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks, and other support personnel.

The Tuskegee airmen received praise for their excellent combat record earned while protecting American bombers from enemy fighters. The group was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations.

All black military pilots who trained in the United States trained at Griel Field, Kennedy Field, Moton Field, Shorter Field, and the Tuskegee Army Air Fields.^[2] They were educated at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), locate