332nd Fighter Group

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The 332nd Fighter Group was a famed World War II U.S. Army Air Forces unit composed of African American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, recognized for their distinguished combat record and role in challenging racial segregation in the military.

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instanceOf United States Army Air Forces fighter group
World War II military unit
aircraftMarking red-painted tail surfaces
aircraftOperated Bell P-39 Airacobra NERFINISHED
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk NERFINISHED
North American P-51 Mustang NERFINISHED
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt NERFINISHED
allegiance United States Army NERFINISHED
associatedWith Tuskegee Airmen experiment NERFINISHED
awarded Distinguished Unit Citation NERFINISHED
basedIn Italy NERFINISHED
Ramitelli Airfield NERFINISHED
branch United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
color red tail markings
composedOf African American pilots
conflict World War II
country United States of America
enemyForcesEngaged Luftwaffe NERFINISHED
ethnicComposition African American airmen
garrisonLabel Airfield
hasPart 100th Fighter Squadron NERFINISHED
301st Fighter Squadron NERFINISHED
302nd Fighter Squadron NERFINISHED
99th Fighter Squadron NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance contributed to desegregation of U.S. armed forces
pioneering African American combat aviation unit
legacy influenced civil rights movement
symbol of African American military achievement
missionType long-range bomber escort
nickname Red Tails NERFINISHED
notableCommander Benjamin O. Davis Jr. NERFINISHED
notableFor Tuskegee Airmen NERFINISHED
challenging racial segregation in the U.S. military
distinguished combat record
partOf Fifteenth Air Force NERFINISHED
role air superiority missions
bomber escort missions
fighter escort missions
ground attack missions
service Army Air Forces in World War II
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1940s
trainingLocation Tuskegee Army Air Field NERFINISHED
Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED

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Tuskegee Airmen hasPart 332nd Fighter Group
Red Tails portrays 332nd Fighter Group