Tuskegee Airmen: A Legacy of Heroism in The War Abroad and in The U.S.
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MadameNoire
The black airmen who became single-engine or multi-engine pilots were trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field (TAAF) in Tuskegee, Alabama. The first aviation cadet class began in July 1941. Training completed nine months later in March 1942. There were thirteen men who started in the first class. Five successfully completed training, one of them was Captain Benjamin O. Davis Jr., a West Point Academy graduate. From 1941 through 1946, 996 pilots graduated at TAAF, receiving commissions and pilot wings.
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