Before the first African American military pilots became known as the "Red
Tails" they wore striped tails as they began their flight training in the
Army's PT-17 Stearman bi-plane. Their flying adventure started at Moton Field,
in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the Army Air Corps conducted a military test to
determine if African Americans could be trained to fly combat aircraft.

Before the first African American military pilots became known as the "Red Tails" they wore striped tails as they began their flight training in the Army's PT-17 Stearman bi-plane.  Their flying adventure started at Moton Field, in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the Army Air Corps conducted a military test to determine if African Americans could be trained to fly combat aircraft.

Visitors are surprised to see the small size of the airplane in which First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took a flight with Negro Pilot Charles A. Anderson.

First Flight - Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to fly with a Negro Pilot.

Many are amazed to learn of the vital role women played as part of the Tuskee "Airmen" Experience.

And There Were Women...

One of the most beloved and recognized airplanes of World War II -  North American P-51D Mustang

The "Duchess Arlene" -  flown by Robert Williams, Pilot class

Come, experience the "power of place" where the Tuskegee Airmen blazed a trail that led to the civil rights movement.of the 1950's and 1960's.

History Lives at Moton Field

Take a  "Walk Back In Time" in Hangar #1 to see the faces and visit the places where cadets trained as America's first African-American military pilots and support crews.

Training Days at Tuskegee

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

In 1881, Booker T. Washington arrived in Alabama and started building Tuskegee
Institute both in reputation and literally brick by brick. He recruited the
best and the brightest to come and teach here including George Washington
Carver who arrived in 1896. Carver’s innovations in agriculture, especially
with peanuts, expanded Tuskegee’s standing throughout the country. The story
continues….

In 1881, Booker T. Washington arrived in Alabama and started building Tuskegee Institute both in reputation and literally brick by brick.  He recruited the best and the brightest to come and teach here including George Washington Carver who arrived in 1896.  Carver’s innovations in agriculture, especially with peanuts, expanded Tuskegee’s standing throughout the country.  The story continues….

Hundreds flocked to Tuskegee for polio treatment using George W. Carver's peanut oil

Carver's Peanut Oil

Many are amazed to see the last Movable School that was used by Dr. George W. Carver to bring education to the rural communities surrounding Tuskegee

The Movable School

As the the sun sets behind The Oaks, the beauty of the Tuskegee sky shines through.

Sunset Over The Oaks

Millions have been impressed by the genious of George W. Carver, including Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company

Carver with Friend and Fellow Inventor, Henry Ford

This house, like Washington himself, was a lesson plan to both students and benefactors of Tuskegee Institute.

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

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