The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American pilots
in American military service, is a complex tapestry with many story
threads, such as the training story, the 99th Fighter Squadron
story, the 332d Fighter Group Red Tail story, and the 477th
Bombardment Group story. One story did not end when another began.
The stories unfolded simultaneously. For example, while some
Tuskegee Airmen were learning to fly at Tuskegee, others were
flying combat missions overseas, while still others were being
arrested for resisting segregation at another base. This Tuskegee
Airmen Chronology links the stories together, filling a crucial
historiographical niche. All the important events in Tuskegee
Airmen history are included, such as the graduation of each flying
class at Tuskegee Army Air Field, the activation and movement of
each Tuskegee Airmen flying unit, the movement to and from each
base, the award of each of the 96 Tuskegee Airmen Distinguished
Flying Crosses, the achievement of each of the 112 Tuskegee Airmen
aerial victories over enemy aircraft, a brief summary of every one
of the 312 missions the Tuskegee Airmen flew for the Fifteenth Air
Force, all the important Tuskegee Airmen leaders, and when each
assumed command of his flying unit, the transition to each new
aircraft type, and each Tuskegee Airmen who was shot down,
disappeared, was captured, or returned. Readers should find it a
unique and valuable tool for understanding and appreciating the
varieties of Tuskegee Airmen experience as they distinguished
themselves in the air and on the ground and forged new frontiers
for equal opportunity. Dr. Dan Haulman the leading authority on the
Tuskegee Airmen, a sought-after presenter on the topic. The
chronology format is unique and comprehensive; it significantly
adds to the published literature about the Airmen. The Tuskegee
Airmen Chronology is being released at time of increased interest
in Tuskegee Airmen history. The Tuskegee Airmen Chronology: A
Detailed Timeline of the Red Tails and Other Black Pilots of World
War II provides a unique year-by-year overview of the fascinating
story of the Tuskegee Airmen, embracing important events in the
formation of the first military training for black pilots in United
States history, the phases of their training at various airfields
in Tuskegee and elsewhere, their continued training at other bases
around the United States, and their deployment overseas, first to
North Africa and then to Sicily and Italy. The book is the fifth on
the subject by Airmen expert Dr. Daniel Haulman. The Tuskegee
Airmen are best known for flying P-47s and red-tailed P-51s to
escort B-17 and B-24 bombers deep into enemy territory. Their
exemplary performance proved conclusively that given the
opportunity and resources black men could fly and fight in combat
every bit as well as their white counterparts. They lost fewer
bombers than the other fighter groups, and they shot down 112 enemy
aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen Chronology also includes abundant
information on the many Tuskegee Airmen who were not fighter
pilots, including B-25 bomber crews who trained in the U.S., and
the thousands of Tuskegee Airmen who served as ground support. They
fought two enemies, Nazis in Europe and racism at home, and through
their dedication and efforts earned a hard-won double victory.
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