By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Bettmann Archives The Tuskegee Airmen made historic progress as the first African-American pilots to fight in World War II and maintain aircraft in the 1940s. The 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Corps were constantly subjected to segregation and racial prejudice during their […]
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