Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site – Alabama

NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Tuskegee Airmen

Tuskegee, AL

Before the first African American military pilots became known as the “Red Tails” they wore striped tails as they began their flight training in the Army’s PT-17 Stearman bi-plane. Their flying adventure started at Moton Field, in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the Army Air Corps began a military “experiment” to see if Negroes could be trained to fly combat aircraft. Come–share their adventure!!