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Butler Bennett, Kate McKenzie, Enereyda Bernal Tuskegee Airmen Butler Bennett, Kate McKenzie, Enereyda Bernal

Background The Tuskegee Airmen were the first african americans to serve as military aviators in the U.S armed forces In 1940, being pressured by black activists, the press, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the US Air Force accepted the first black flight program applicants.

Background African Americans graduates were selected for an experiment that created the segregated 99th Pursuit Squadron Trained black pilots and ground support They trained at an airfield adjacent to Alabama’s Tuskegee institute Activated on March 22, 1941.

Significance of the Tuskegee Airmen 992 pilots graduated from the Tuskegee Air Field courses Flew 1,578 missions and 15,533 sorties Destroyed 261 enemy aircrafts Won more than 850 medals “Double Victory”- victory over the Axis powers and victory over racism at home Reflect the struggle of African Americans to achieve equal rights through desegregation in the military

Significance of the Tuskegee Airmen In 1941 fewer than 4,000 African Americans were serving in the military By 1945, more than 1.2 million African Americans would be serving President Harry S Truman desegregated the United States Military in 1948

WWII Hall of Fame First African American aviators in the military 1578 combat missions Over 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses Shot down over 260 enemy aircraft Distinguished Unit Citation 80 Airmen died in combat

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