Tuskegee Airmen By erinf750 May 1, 1939 Harry S. Truman Signs a Bill Allowing Black Pilots to Serve in Pilot Training Dec 1, 1940 The Army Air Corps Submit a plan to Form an All Black Fighter Squadron with Thirty-three Pilots Jul 19, 1941 Tuskegee Airfield Officially Opens Mar 7, 1942 The First Class of Tuskegee Airmen Graduate and Earn Their Wings Jun 25, 1944 Pilots of the 32nd Squadron Destroy a German Fighter Ship Sep 10, 1944 Four Pilots of the 332nd Squadron are Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Apr 1, 1945 Pilots of the 447th Squadron Protest Segregation Apr 5, 1945 The Some Black Pilots Led by 2nd Lt. Roger C. Terry and Lt. Marsden Thompson try to Enter the Segregated Officers Club
