Etymology

Tuskegee Airman

Today it means: One of a group of African American military pilots who served during World War II. Full definition →

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These pilots trained at Moton Field Municipal Airport, the Tuskegee Army Air Field and were educated at Tuskegee University, located near Tuskegee, Alabama.

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