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Tuskegee Airmen
During World War 2, the Tuskegee Airmen became the first African American pilots to serve and see combat in the US military. There were over 80 of these pilots that died in combat or accidents, and over 30 that were taken as prisoners of war. The Tuskegee Airmen served while the United States military was still under the segregation of the Jim Crow laws.
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Why were the Tuskegee Airmen important during World War 2?
As far as the overall outcome of WWII itself goes the effect of the Tuskegee Airmen was in my opinion minimal. None of the axis powers, combined or individually, had the resources or the industrial might to carry on a protracted two front war, which is basically what the axis was facing and had they war in the Pacific continued the Russians would most likely have gotten involved on that front in greater depth. What The Tuskegee Airmen, along with many of the other African American officers from all the military branches of WWII did in my opinion was pave the way for the changes in American society that culminated in the civil rights gains of the 60s. The combat record of the Tuskegee Airmen while exemplary and even more so considering the circumstances of the day, and certainly deserving of the utmost respect and commendation , is not as important as [URL=http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/acsc/97-0429.pdf]The Freeman Field Mutiny [/URL] and the ensuing changes in U.S. military policy that followed... whether directly or indirectly a result of the "mutiny" itself.
What Caused The Tuskegee Airmen?
because the air force was segregrated the president ordered to create a new squadron of colored people who wanted to serve for their country in WWII.
Was the Tuskegee Airmen an all black flight crew or did they mix with whites?
At first they were segragated but then they were combined with another flight crew. They combined before D-Day the black and white fighter crew won over 100 missions.
How many Tuskegee Airmen are there left?
Since the WW2 men and women are dying every month it is best that you contact the Tuskegee Airmen Organization and ask them what is the last count of the living Tuskegee Airmen. They keep track of all of them. The link is below. They have a phone number in Alabama.
