Tuskegee Airmen: A Legacy of Heroism in The War Abroad and in The U.S.
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MadameNoire
In all, 996 pilots were trained in Tuskegee from 1941 to 1946, approximately 445 were deployed overseas, and 150 Airmen lost their lives in accidents or combat. The Tuskegee Airmen were credited with the following accomplishments:
–15,533 combat sorties and 1,578 missions
–112 German aircraft destroyed in the air and another 150 on the ground
–950 railcars, trucks and other motor vehicles destroyed
–A nearly perfect record of not losing U.S. bombers.
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