The Tuskegee Airmen’s countless successes and achievements throughout the second world war in places such as Europe and parts of Italy contradicted the way they were treated socially in the United States, which ultimately inspired future African American military to carry on their tradition.
When they were first deployed, the Tuskegee Airmen did not wait long to get started on a path to success. The first group to fly overseas was the 99th fighter squadron (part of the 332nd Fighter Group), directed to Northern Africa in April of 1943.(superscript 2) The first of many missions for the “Red-Tail Angels” resulted in two airburst, the dropping of a device that explodes upon impact, effectively destroying the enemy, a successful mission.2 Resulting in the surrender of the garrison of 11,121 Italians and 78 Germans3, the 99th squadron was later …show more content…
For example, “As the formation of the 99th pursuit squadron unit paved the way for three dozen aspiring African American pilots… the creation of the 32nd tripled those opportunities… making available one hundred spots for pilots.” (123)8 This shows the continued increase that built onto the total amount of Tuskegee Airmen, “What started as an experiment of training five black pilots at a segregated airbase in Tuskegee Alabama… By the end of World War II, more than 900 black pilots had been trained at Tuskegee.” (239)9 This staggering number of 900 reveals the true influence of the Tuskegee Airmen had on younger people to transform a small group into a nationwide program during the second World War that not only participated, but dominated. The total amount of about 900, coming from just 5 pilots, as well as all their success and achievements, shows how far they have come, and the adversity they overcame, truly influencing younger generations to come to carry on the tradition of the Tuskegee
When they were first deployed, the Tuskegee Airmen did not wait long to get started on a path to success. The first group to fly overseas was the 99th fighter squadron (part of the 332nd Fighter Group), directed to Northern Africa in April of 1943.(superscript 2) The first of many missions for the “Red-Tail Angels” resulted in two airburst, the dropping of a device that explodes upon impact, effectively destroying the enemy, a successful mission.2 Resulting in the surrender of the garrison of 11,121 Italians and 78 Germans3, the 99th squadron was later …show more content…
For example, “As the formation of the 99th pursuit squadron unit paved the way for three dozen aspiring African American pilots… the creation of the 32nd tripled those opportunities… making available one hundred spots for pilots.” (123)8 This shows the continued increase that built onto the total amount of Tuskegee Airmen, “What started as an experiment of training five black pilots at a segregated airbase in Tuskegee Alabama… By the end of World War II, more than 900 black pilots had been trained at Tuskegee.” (239)9 This staggering number of 900 reveals the true influence of the Tuskegee Airmen had on younger people to transform a small group into a nationwide program during the second World War that not only participated, but dominated. The total amount of about 900, coming from just 5 pilots, as well as all their success and achievements, shows how far they have come, and the adversity they overcame, truly influencing younger generations to come to carry on the tradition of the Tuskegee