The Tuskegee Airmen chronology : a detailed timeline of the Red Tails and other black pilots of World War II
Publication Information
Montgomery, AL : NewSouth Books, [2017]
Physical Description
xviii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
"[P]rovides 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 air fields in Tuskegee and elsewhere, their continued training at other bases around the U. S., and their deployment overseas, first to North Africa and then to Sicily and Italy." --Provided by publisher.
Subjects
- Airmen > United States > History > 20th century.
- African American air pilots > History.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
- Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 477th.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 477th.