USA HISTORY

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of American pilots who flew many missions during World War II. They were good pilots who earned a great deal of recognition, but were also unique in the military because they were

(A) Japanese Americans

(B) Asian Americans

(C) ** African Americans

(D) Mexican Americans

Concept note-1: -(6) The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American soldiers to successfully complete their training and enter the Army Air Corps . Almost 1000 aviators were produced as America’s first African American military pilots.

Concept note-2: -The famous “Tuskegee Airmen” of the 332nd Fighter Group became part of the 15th Air Force, escorting American bombers as they flew over Italy. As escorts, flying P-47s and later P-51s, they were responsible for protecting larger bombers from German fighter planes.

Concept note-3: -The Tuskegee Airmen have become famous as the first African American pilots in United States military service, who proved that Black men could fly advanced aircraft in combat as well as their white counterparts. The first Black commander of an Air Force fighter squadron was a Tuskegee Airman.

Concept note-4: -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. They were educated at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), located near Tuskegee, Alabama.