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Flashcards in The Tuskegee Airmen Deck (4)
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1
Q

In 1941, what president directed the Army Air Corps to accept black Americans into aviation cadet training

A

FDR

2
Q

Who commanded the first Tuskegee Airmen to fight

A

Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

3
Q

What squadron were the first Tuskegee Airmen assigned to?

A

The 99th Fighter Squadron

4
Q

Where was the segregated 477th Bomb Group, activated in 1944 and manned by Tuskegee Airmen, located?

A

Selfridge Field, Michigan