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Pilots for the German Wehrmacht sometimes broke off engagement when they spied P-51 Mustangs flown by Tuskegee Airmen escorting U.S. bombers during World War II. The 332nd Fighter Group’s 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as “Red Tails,” boasted a fearsome reputation for blasting Reich fighter planes and bombers out of the sky, said Aubrey Matthews, the historian for the Travis Air Force Base Lee A. Archer Jr. Chapter of the famed Black fighter pilot group. “They wanted to go home,” Matthews said of the German pilots during another “Faces of Freedom” event, a tribute to the late Lt. Col. James […] ....
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By Senior Airman Alexander Merchak, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE – Leaders of the Lee A. Archer Jr. Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. hosted a youth outreach event Nov. 20 to inspire young people to pursue careers in aviation, aerospace science and technology. The event ....
Travis Air Force Base honors Black History and Tuskegee Airmen Travis Air Force Base honors Black History and Tuskegee Airmen Posted: Feb 19, 2021 8:46 AM Updated: Feb 19, 2021 12:38 PM Posted By: Julia Yarbough TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – It is known as The Gateway to the Pacific. The place in reference is Travis Air Force Base, in Solano County. The base is honoring the military’s first black pilots during recognition events for Black History Month. The base launched a KC-10 aircraft, manned by an all-black crew. It is being called a ‘heritage flight’ to recognize the famed Tuskegee Airmen; the all black flight squadron who flew missions in the 1940s and during World War II, at a time when segregation was a daily reality and many African American military members faced discrimination at home in the United States, despite service to their country. ....