Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen, made history in 1949 as winners of the first Top Gun contest, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Retired Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr., one of World War II’s few remaining members of the original Tuskegee Airmen, died ...

In the spring of 1949, the 332nd Fighter Group - the unit of the Tuskegee Airmen - was in Las Vegas for the inaugural Continental Air Gunnery Meet, the U.S. Air Force equivalent of the U.S. Navy's ...

The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is free to visit and shows how Black pilots prepared for World War II.

The Milan Public Library, 19 Church St. in Milan, is presenting “Tuskegee Airmen: Heroes of the 332nd Fighter Group” from noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 24, in the Olak Community Room, according to a news ...

When Brig. Gen. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse II received his commission as a second lieutenant in December 1946, he was assigned to the 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Even after ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... AURORA — With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit passing away at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to their memory carry on despite sometimes ...

One of the last living Tuskegee airmen celebrated his 100th birthday over the weekend. It was a birthday celebration most won't see in their lifetime for a man whose legacy lives on. Lt. Col. James ...

On March 24, 1945, the Tuskegee Airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group flew their longest mission of the war, escorting bombers deep into Germany. These Red Tails had been written off by many in the Air ...

Benjamin O. Davis led the all-black 99th and later the 332nd Fighter Group in Europe during World War II. His inspired and disciplined leadership played a major role in the Tuskegee Airmen’s success.

Click to open image viewer. Round golden yellow felt fabric patch with embroidered black panther spitting fir, embattled blue stripes above and below panther. "SPIT FIRE" in black on golden yellow ...