Tuskegee's Heroes

Description:

This is the story of the brave black pilots, trained at Tuskegee Air Force Base in Alabama, who fought in North Africa and Europe against the Nazis. In spite of their own casualties, the red-tailed P-40 and P-51 fighter-escort planes of the Tuskegee pilots never lost a bomber on any mission--in fact, bomber groups often requested the red tails as escorts. 120 archival photos. 35 full-color paintings.

subjects: African American air pilots,  United States,  Military Air pilots,  United States. Air Force,  Armed Forces,  African Americans,  Biography,  History,  World War, 1939-1945,  African American Participation,  American Aerial operations

Places: United States