Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
In which branch of the military did these airmen serve?
What is the U.S. Army Air Corps?
What was the one goal shared by all Tuskegee Airmen during WWII?
What is to serve their country?
What famous nickname was given to the 332nd Fighter Group?
What is the Red Tails?
What social system of separation were the airmen trying to challenge?
What is racial segregation?
How many enemy aircraft did the Tuskegee Airmen shoot down?
What is over 100?
In which state was the Tuskegee Army Air Field located?
What is Alabama?
Which principle encouraged them to believe in their abilities despite discrimination?
What is BELIEVE IN YOURSELF?
What was their primary combative role when flying over Europe?
What is escorting U.S. bombers?
How did the standards they were held to compare to others, despite having less equipment?
What is they were held to a higher standard?
Totaling over 15,000, what did the airmen fly in record numbers?
What are combat missions?
In what year did African-American pilots begin official military training?
What is 1941?
Which principle refers to the "tough" training where only 5 of the first 13 cadets earned wings?
What is USE YOUR BRAIN?
What specific model of fighter plane did the airmen fly?
What is the P-51 Mustang?
What was the attitude of some white leaders regarding the airmen's success?
What is they didn't want to see the Tuskegee Airmen succeed?
What specific high-ranking medals for bravery did they earn many of?
What are silver stars?
What are the two specific groups (Fighter and Bombardment) they were part of?
What are the 332nd Fighter Group and 477th Bombardment Group?
Which principle was shown by staying focused on the mission despite unequal treatment?
What is NEVER QUIT?
In which two specific regions did they fly over 1,500 missions between 1943–1945?
What are North Africa and Italy?
What was spread about the airmen's performance to discredit them?
What are false claims?
The success of the airmen helped lead to what major military change in 1948?
What is the desegregation of the U.S. military?
How many schools were chosen by the Civilian Pilot Training Program to train these aviators?
What is seven?
What did the belief "expect to win" state about the Tuskegee Airmen's success?
What is their success in combat destroyed the belief that a person should be judged by the color of their skin?
Besides escorting bombers, what is one other type of combative mission they conducted?
What is a reconnaissance or ground attack?
What word was used to describe the "conditions and equipment" they faced?
What is hostile?
Out of the first 13 cadets, how many actually graduated and earned their wings?
What is five?