Did black Tuskeegee airman really play a part in the war or is this political correctness?

Question

I am a history major and cannot find anything that shows they played a major part in the winning of world war 11. can anyone give me the number and locations verified of enemy aircraft they shot down and where they were stationed in Germany. My records do not show any.

so I put in too many es whats that got to do with the truth of the matter. I am asking you for facts and you cannot give me any and only call me a racist. That the OJ way of getting out of hot water. Give me some facts on this issue of shut up.

I want to know the names of the black pilots and eyewitness testimony that German aircraft were shot down. I would like to know the location in Germany where they flew out of. this does not seem to be an impossible task to come up with this information since you historians know the facts of their bravery.

I cannot find anything in the history books to support this claim. please give me military references.

Answer 1

Each and every unit which saw or supported combat actions in World War II played an important role in victory. These guys had to fight two wars at once to make it there. There aren't likely to be records of specific enemy aircraft shot down. There are enough stories from enough airman to place their valor beyond doubt.

I had the honor to meet several of them one night at an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game.

These guys overcame racism to kick Nazi a--. God Bless 'em and I thank them!

Answer 2

Please share your records???

I think you are looking for info that does not exist. Can you find all 80 plus pilot names and crash locates of the Red Baron's kills. Do you doubt that Red Baron was a legend of WW1?

The Tuskegee airmen were outstanding pilots, i think the they helped win the war but were not a major part of the war.


By the end of the war, the Tuskegee Airmen were credited with 109 Luftwaffe aircraft shot down,a patrol boat run aground by machine-gun fire, and destruction of numerous fuel dumps, trucks and trains. The squadrons of the 332nd FG flew more than 15,000 sorties on 1,500 missions. The unit received recognition through official channels and was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for a mission flown 24 March 1945, escorting B-17s to bomb the Daimler-Benz tank factory at Berlin, Germany, an action in which its pilots destroyed three Me-262 jets in aerial combat. The 99th Fighter Squadron in addition received two DUCs, the second after its assignment to the 332nd FG. The Tuskegee Airmen were awarded several Silver Stars, 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Bronze Stars and 744 Air Medals.

In all, 992 pilots were trained in Tuskegee from 1940 to 1946; about 445 deployed overseas, and 150 Airmen lost their lives in training or combat,


On November 6, 1998, President Clinton approved Public Law 105-355, which established the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, to commemorate and interpret the heroic actions of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. The new site will contain a museum and interpretive programs at the historic complex at Moton Field as well as a national center based on a public-private partnership. For information on the Tuskegee Airmen oral history project, contact Interim Project Coordinator Bob Blythe, E-mail: [e-mail], or the Superintendent, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, E-mail:[e-mail]

Answer 3

You're asking several questions here.

First: Did they play a part in the war? Yes. "Four hundred and fifty of the pilots who were trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field served overseas in either the 99th Pursuit Squadron (later the 99th Fighter Squadron) or the 332nd Fighter Group. The 99th Fighter Squadron trained in and flew P-40 Warhawk aircraft in combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy from April 1943 until July 1944 when they were transferred to the 332nd Fighter Group in the 15th Air Force."

Second: Did they play a major part in the war? It's hard to say. But TAAF provided nine hundred ninety-four pilots, as well as a larger number of support crew. They escorted bombers, defended troops from aerial attack, and made sure that aircraft were ready to fly, no matter who was flying them. In my opinion, that counts for a lot.

Finally, did they shoot down any aircraft? Their first kill was recorded on July 2, 1943. According to the source document, they shot down seventy-nine enemy aircraft over the course of the war.

Incidentally, if you want facts, why haven't you checked out my sources? Facts, plain and simple. And if something from af.mil isn't military enough for you, I don't know what will be.

Answer 4

One important point not covered by the other posters is that the Tuskegee Airmen never lost a bomber they were escorting. No other air group can make that claim.

Answer 5

Well, genius, you may want to start by spelling it correctly.

Tuskegee

http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/aircombat.htm

Answer 6

yes its true, they were from alabama if you spell it right you can go online and look it up under alabama history. hint the part you spelled wrong is the name of the town.