Tuskegee+Airmen

Tuskegee Airmen By:Nathaniel

Tuskegee Airmen were combat aviators, bombardiers, navigators, maintenance, crews, and support staff.Tuskegee Airmen was what African-American men were called in an all African-American pilot squad. They would train for World War II at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. They were aloud to fly on January 16, 1941 for the United States Army.A lot of African-American men wanted to fly but the United States Army wouldn't let them until World War II had actually started. The air force generals said the unit could not fight and gave the Tuskegee Airmen easier and less important jobs then the other men. Charles Hall had shot down an enemy plane but the air force generals still thought that the unit was bad and they still wanted the unit to go home.The Tuskegee Airmen had a successful battle at Anzio and shot down about six enemy planes. The air force generals had some better thoughts about the Tuskegee Airmen after that.