10 Inspiring Facts About the Tuskegee Airmen
(via Mental Floss) Established in 1941, the Tuskegee Airmen built an impressive combat record by downing enemy fighter planes during World War II. The first Black pilots to serve in the United States military—along with the navigators, mechanics, instructors, and other personnel who supported them—helped the Allies win the war and put the U.S. armed forces on the road to integration.
