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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site – Alabama

Images of Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site – Alabama, taken in June 2024.

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site honors the African American men and women who were trained for service in the Army Air Corps (AAC). Throughout history, most African Americans were either denied the chance to serve or were assigned to non-combat roles. That changed in July of 1941 when 13 men were assigned to flight training at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. By the time World War II ended, 994 men, later known as Tuskegee Airmen, had become pilots, and approximately 17,000 men and women had been trained as mechanics, communications, electrical systems, armament systems, medical technicians, cooks, clerks, parachute riggers and navigators to name a few. All served with honor, and all were instrumental in campaigns throughout the war.

Segregation was still enforced until 1948 when, because of the exemplary service of the Tuskegee Airmen, President Harry S. Truman, signed Executive Order 9981, calling for “equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.”
Entrance gate to the Tuskegee Training facility at Moton Field in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Entrance gate to the Tuskegee Training facility at Moton Field in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Primary trainer, the PT-17 Stearman “Kaydet” in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Primary trainer, the PT-17 Stearman “Kaydet” in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
PT-17 Stearman “Kaydet” in Hanger 1, in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
PT-17 Stearman “Kaydet” in Hanger 1, in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
The J3 Piper Cub in Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
The J3 Piper Cub in Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
The “War Room”, Intelligence Office in Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
The “War Room”, Intelligence Office in Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Cadet Waiting Room in Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Cadet Waiting Room in Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
P-51 Mustang, Red Tail, in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
P-51 Mustang, Red Tail, in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Red Tail P-51 Mustang in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Red Tail P-51 Mustang in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Closeup of the name painted on the P-51 Mustang in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Closeup of the name painted on the P-51 Mustang in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
World War II campaign map in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
World War II campaign map in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
High altitude pilot flying equipment in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
High altitude pilot flying equipment in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Tuskegee Airman Combat Record in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Tuskegee Airman Combat Record in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Panel declaring the fight for equality at home and abroad in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Panel declaring the fight for equality at home and abroad in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Airman foot locker in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Airman foot locker in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Aviation cadet locker in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Aviation cadet locker in Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Overview of Hanger 1 and 2 at Moton Field in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Overview of Hanger 1 and 2 at Moton Field in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Bath and Locker House with Skyway Club building in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Bath and Locker House with Skyway Club building in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
View of Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
View of Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Hanger 1 as viewed from the Control Tower on Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
Hanger 1 as viewed from the Control Tower on Hanger 2 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
View of Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS
View of Hanger 1 in Tuskegee Airmen NHS