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ISBN: 0817387064 0585207836 9780585207834 0817308563 9780817308568 9780817387068 9780817312664 0817312668 Year: 1997 Publisher: Tuscaloosa, Ala. University of Alabama Press

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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


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Tuskegee Airmen Questions and Answers for Students and Teachers.
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ISBN: 160306382X 9781603063821 Year: 2015 Publisher: Montgomery NewSouth Books

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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.

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