https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r en-us 2019-05-15 16:34:43 UTC 2023-02-28 20:20:11 UTC hello@padlet.com emily_kampstra https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362144521 This division was founded On March 19, 1941 and was named the 99th Pursuit Squadron, becoming better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. They were originally contained within menial jobs,  kept separated from whites and  were barred from flying in the U.S. Army Air Corps. 

]]> 2019-05-21 13:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362144521 emily_kampstra https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362175617 The tails of their planes were painted red for identification purposes, henceforth granting them them the nickname “Red Tails.”]]> 2019-05-21 14:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362175617 emily_kampstra https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362177329 The division was moved to Italy, where they served alongside the white pilots of the 79th Fighter Group. They eventually shot down 12 German fighters in two days. After their successes they began flying   P-51 Mustangs tasked with escorting the bombers into enemy territory.

]]> 2019-05-21 15:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362177329 emily_kampstra https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362179089 A myth arose during the war—that in more than 200 escort missions, the Tuskegee Airmen never lost a bomber. The truth was years later, when it was discovered that enemy aircraft shot down at least 25 bombers. However their success rate was higher than other escort groups which lost an average of 46 bombers.]]> 2019-05-21 15:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362179089 emily_kampstra https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362181393 The story of the Tuskegee Airmen was shown in this pop culture representation ]]> 2019-05-21 15:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362181393 emily_kampstra https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362182910 By the end of the war the Tuskegee Airmen had flown more than 15,000 individual missions, had destroyed/ damaged 36 German planes in the air and 237 on the ground, as well as nearly 1,000 rail cars and transport vehicles. 66 Tuskegee-trained aviators were killed in action during the war while 32 were captured as POWs.

]]> 2019-05-21 15:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362182910 emily_kampstra https://padlet.com/emily_kampstra/j1nx0y4vl41r/wish/362184164 The Tuskegee Airmen won Three Distinguished Unit Citations, At least one Silver Star, 96 Distinguished flying crosses, 14 bronze stars, 744 Air medals and 8 Purple Hearts

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