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Describes the emergence of African American pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Focuses on the first group of black fighter pilots in 1941 who became known as the Tuskegee Airmen and led the way to full integration of African Americans in the armed forces. Features black-and-white photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Briefly explores the history of the all African American Tuskegee Airmen, who flew fighter planes during...
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It is 1943 and the Germans are winning the Second World War as the U.S. suffers huge losses on the ground and in the air. Four newly recruited pilots are united by a desire to serve their country, at a time when black flyers are not welcomed in the Air Force. Now, through the brutal demands of their training, to the perils of flying over nations at war, the men they call "The Tuskegee Airmen" must undertake the riskiest mission of their lives--to...
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