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.

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

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