HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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Tuskegee Boys
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Tuskegee Airmen
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Birmingham Airmen
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Tuskegee Tough Guys
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pilots Charles Brantley, Earl Lane and Roscoe Brown all shot down German jets over Berlin that day. For the mission, the 332nd Fighter Group earned a Distinguished Unit Citation. Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group earned 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Eugene Jacques Bullard (born Eugene James Bullard; October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961) was one of the first black American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson is one of the most famous of the pilots in the Tuskegee Airmen story. In 1929, Anderson had earned his pilot’s license, and went on to become the first African American to earn a commercial pilot’s certification in 1932.
Detailed explanation-4: -From 1941-1946, some 1, 000 Black pilots were trained at Tuskegee. The Airmen’s success in escorting bombers during World War II – having one of the lowest loss records of all the escort fighter groups, and being in constant demand for their services by the allied bomber units.