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A-Train is the story of one of the black Americans who, during World War II, graduated from Tuskegee (AL) Flying School and served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps' 99th Pursuit Squadron. Charles W. Dryden presents a fast-paced, balanced, and personal account of what it was like to prepare for a career traditionally closed to African Americans, how he coped with the frustrations and dangers of combat, and how he, along with many fellow black pilots, navigators, bombardiers, and crewmen, emerged with a magnificent war record. Under the command of Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the Tuskegee a
African American air pilots --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Afro-American air pilots --- Air pilots, African American --- African Americans in aeronautics --- Air pilots --- Participation, African American. --- Aerial operations, American. --- Dryden, Charles W. --- Dryden, Chuck --- United States. --- AAF (United States. Army Air Forces) --- Army Air Forces (U.S.) --- U.S.A.A.F. (United States. Army Air Forces) --- United States Army Air Forces --- USAAF (United States. Army Air Forces) --- ארה״ב. --- Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) --- Tuskegee Field (Ala.) --- Tuskegee Army Airfield (Ala.)
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"Almost everyone you meet has heard about the Tuskegee Airmen, but surprisingly few can answer with accuracy questions relating to their most important leaders, aircraft, missions, stations, phases of flight training, and unique accomplishments. Some of the Tuskegee Airmen stories in circulation are downright false. This book, designed primarily for students and teachers but also useful for general readers, answers 76 of the most common questions that people ask about the Tuskegee Airmen, enabling readers to separate the facts from the fictions. This short and accurate summary of Tuskegee Airmen history honors the first African American pilots in U.S. military service - pioneers in the continuing struggle for racial equality."--- from back cover.
World War, 1939-1945 --- African Americans --- African American air pilots --- African American air pilots. --- Noirs américains --- Pilotes d'aéronef noirs américains --- African Americans. --- Military operations, Aerial --- Military participation --- Participation, African American --- Aerial operations, American --- Participation, African American. --- Aerial operations, American. --- American --- African American. --- United States. --- History --- History. --- 1939-1945 --- Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) --- Alabama --- Afro-American air pilots --- Air pilots, African American --- African Americans in aeronautics --- Air pilots --- Aeronautics, American military --- Afro-Americans --- Black Americans --- Colored people (United States) --- Negroes --- Africans --- Ethnology --- Black people --- European War, 1939-1945 --- Second World War, 1939-1945 --- World War 2, 1939-1945 --- World War II, 1939-1945 --- World War Two, 1939-1945 --- WW II (World War, 1939-1945) --- WWII (World War, 1939-1945) --- History, Modern --- 332d Fighter Group (United States. Army Air Forces) --- Fighting Redtails --- Red Tails --- Redtails --- Tuskegee Airmen --- World War II Period --- Tuskegee Field (Ala.) --- Tuskegee Army Airfield (Ala.)
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