TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

HISTORY OF AIRMEN

• The struggle of African Americans for greater roles in North American military conflicts
• Opportunities for African American participation in the U.S. military were always very limited.
• The white men did not believe that African Americans could do this intellectually
• They trained a small number of African American just too see the outcome

AIRMEN

• The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American soldiers to successfully complete their training
• Almost 1000 aviators were produced as America's first African American military pilots.
• In addition, more than 10,000 military and civilian African American men and women served in a variety of support roles
• Although military leaders were hesitant to use the Tuskegee Airmen in combat.

HISTORY OF AIRMEN

• The success of the Tuskegee Airmen proved to the public that blacks could do it.
• It also helped set the stage for civil rights
• Consequently, the story of the Tuskegee Airmen constitutes a powerful and seminal metaphor for
• The Tuskegee Airmen reflect the struggle of African Americans to achieve equal rights

AIRMEN

• The Tuskegee Airmen reflect the struggle of African Americans to achieve equal right
• Consequently, the story of the Tuskegee Airmen constitutes a powerful
• n10,000 military and civilian African American men served in a variety of support roles.
• They were very successful

AIRMEN

• The Tuskegee Airmen were determined young men who volunteered to become America's first Black military airmen
• Tuskegee University was awarded the U.S. Army Air Corps contract to help train America's first Black military
• The all-Black, 332nd Fighter Group consisted originally of four fighter squadrons
• From 1941-1946, some 1,000 Black pilots were trained at Tuskegee.

AIRMEN

• Tuskegee Airmen (then known as the 'Red Tails') destroyed three German ME-262 jet fighters
• They were the best fighters of WW2
• They represented the black people in war.
• They were all great friends that's why they were so successful

AIRMEN

• Wanted to fight for freedom in WW2
• They were black pilots
• 1940 they were still segregated
• They loved America

TUSKEEGEE AIRMEN.

• America’s first black military pilots proved everyone wrong.
• Tuskegee Airmen flew P-51s during WWII.
• While these airmen where in combat they were expected to fail
• Most successful team ever.

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

• Very respectful young men.
• Did not loose one man of the group
• Looked at different because of color.
• Made it through the struggle

AIRMEN.

• Most disrespected group of men at first
• They still live today
• Now respected for what they did.
• They're very educated

AIRPLANE.

• They flew a B 52
• Nickname of it was red tail
• Successfully did 25 missions
• Best airplane in the time.

AIRMEN

• Racial discrimination towards these people where the usual
• They handled it quite well
• We'll respected
• They name is the Tuskegee Airmen

AIRMEN

• They are retired now.
• All still live Tuskegee, Alabama
• All over 50 years of age.
• Known across the U.S.

AIRMEN

• They wore helmets with goggles
• Leather or camo jackets
• Khaki pants
• Leather shoes

AIRMEN

• They learned everything about the airplanes
• They fixed there own airplanes
• They also flew them
• They made history.

AIRMEN

• Tuskegee Airmen was a unit called the 99th Squadron
• 10000 African Americans worked to support the pilots
• The 99th flew combat missions against the German Air Force.
• Their jobs where to keep enemy fighter planes away from heavy bombers

EXHIBITS

• Center piece of this exhibit is a diorama with a P-51D
• The Tuskegee airmen flew the Mustangs on missions that covered up to 1600
• Exhibit shows where the place where 483rd Bomb Group Tuskegee Airmen
• AT-6 "Texan" was the Tuskegee Army Air Field

GLOSSARY TERMS

• Bandit is a known hostile aircraft in flight
• Flak is a bursting anti-aircraft artillery rounds set to explode
• Sortie is a mission flown by a combat aircraft
• Mission is a particular task given to a person or unit to carry out

UNKNOWN FACTS

• 1000 African Americans where pilots at Tuskegee
• Eleanor Roosevelt rode with an African American pilot
• Charles "Chief" Anderson was one of the first B,cams to have a pilots license
• The government chose Tuskegee where African Americans would learn to be pilots