print email comment close Fact Sheets: Tuskegee Airmen URL: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1356 Description: Fact sheet about U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) "black fliers, the so-called 'Tuskegee Airmen,' [who] served with distinction in combat and directly contributed to the eventual integration of the U.S. armed services." Provides photos and history of the fliers, starting with the graduation of Tuskegee Institute's "first civilian licensed pilots in May 1940 [which] was the only source of black military pilots in WWII." From the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). Publisher: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Extra Keywords World War II African American LII Database Information: Record 27477 created by Jennifer English on 12/11/2008 Last modification on 12/16/2008 Published: 01/07/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27477