Tuskegee Airmen

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African American military unit United States Army Air Corps unit military unit

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, renowned for their distinguished combat record and role in challenging racial segregation in the U.S. military.

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Label	Occurrences
Tuskegee Airmen canonical	8

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American military unit ⓘ United States Army Air Corps unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ
aircraftUsed	North American B-25B Mitchell ⓘ surface form: B-25 Mitchell Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ surface form: P-39 Airacobra Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ surface form: P-40 Warhawk Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ surface form: P-51 Mustang
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
awarded	Air Medal ⓘ Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ surface form: Distinguished Unit Citation Legion of Merit ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ
basedIn	Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee Army Air Field
branch	United States Army Air Corps ⓘ surface form: Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces ⓘ surface form: Army Air Forces
commander	Benjamin O. Davis Sr. ⓘ surface form: Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
commemoratedBy	Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site ⓘ films about the Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
CongressionalGoldMedalDate	2007 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1949 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African Americans
garrison	Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee Army Air Field
hasPart	100th Fighter Squadron ⓘ 301st Fighter Squadron ⓘ 302nd Fighter Squadron ⓘ 332nd Fighter Group ⓘ 477th Bombardment Group ⓘ 477th Bombardment Group ⓘ surface form: 477th Composite Group 99th Fighter Squadron ⓘ
influenced	desegregation of the U.S. armed forces ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama
memberCount	over 900 pilots trained ⓘ thousands of support personnel ⓘ
nickname	Red Tails ⓘ surface form: Red Tail Angels Red Tails ⓘ
notableFor	being the first African American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces ⓘ challenging racial segregation in the U.S. military ⓘ distinguished combat record in World War II ⓘ
operatedBy	United States Army Air Corps ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
partOf	United States Army Air Corps ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
primaryRole	bomber escort ⓘ fighter escort ⓘ tactical ground attack ⓘ
relatedEvent	Executive Order 9981 ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army ⓘ
startTime	1941 ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
trainingLocation	Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee Army Air Field Tuskegee University ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee Institute

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Armed Forces in World War II → notableUnit → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ

Tuskegee, Alabama, United States → knownFor → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ

subject surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama

Tuskegee University → hasNotableAlumni → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site → commemorates → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ

Red Tails → mainSubject → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ

Moton Field Municipal Airport → associatedWith → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ

Moton Field Municipal Airport → category → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ

Moton Field → usedBy → Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ