Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is a preserved World War II training base in Alabama that commemorates the legacy and achievements of the pioneering African American military pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site
historic site
protected area
administeredBy National Park Service
associatedWith 332nd Fighter Group
99th Fighter Squadron
United States Army Air Forces
category aviation museum
military history museum
commemorates African American military pilots of World War II
Tuskegee Airmen
racial integration of the U.S. Armed Forces
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo interpretation of African American military service
preservation of Tuskegee Airmen training facilities
establishedBy United States Congress
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasComponent Hangar 1
Hangar 2
Moton Field
control tower
runways
training facilities
hasMuseum Tuskegee Airmen museum exhibits
hasWebsite https://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Site
inception 1998
locatedIn Alabama
Macon County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED
nearestCity Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED
offers educational programs
guided tours
visitor center exhibits
operator National Park Service rangers
partOf United States National Park System
surface form: U.S. National Park System
preserves original World War II airfield structures
training artifacts of Tuskegee Airmen
significantEvent World War II pilot training
subjectOf historical research on the Tuskegee Airmen
theme African American history
civil rights history
military aviation
timePeriodRepresented World War II
surface form: World War II era

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Alabama containsHistoricSite Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
this entity surface form: Tuskegee Airmen training sites
Alabama containsHistoricSite Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Alabama containsNationalParkSite Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee, Alabama, United States hasLandmark Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
subject surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama
U.S. Civil Rights Trail hasPart Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site locatedNear Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site