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The '''Tuskegee Airmen''' were the 1,000 [[African-American]] airmen who fought in segregated units of the [[United States Air Force|United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]], flying combat, reconnaissance, and other missions.  They trained at Tuskegee Institute, a predominantly black private college in Alabama. It was an era of [[Jim Crow]] and most whites thought it unwise to have all-black combat units. Nevertheless President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (a liberal Democrat) and Secretary of War [[Henry Stimson]] (a conservative Republican) demanded they be given a chance.

The '''Tuskegee Airmen''' were the 1,000 [[African-American]] airmen who fought in segregated units of the [[United States Air Force|United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]], flying combat, reconnaissance, and other missions.  They trained at Tuskegee Institute, a predominantly black private college in Alabama. It was an era of [[Jim Crow]] and most whites thought it unwise to have all-black combat units. Nevertheless, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (a liberal Democrat) and Secretary of War [[Henry Stimson]] (a conservative Republican) demanded they be given a chance.

The 99th Pursuit Squadron, using Curtiss P-40 fighters, was based in Tunisia in 1943. On June 2, 1943, it entered combat for the first time in a bombing mission against the German-held island of Pantelleria. The squadron later supported the Allied invasion of Sicily.  The 332nd Fighter Group escorted bombers on air combat missions over Europe, using P-39, Curtiss P-40, [[P-47]] and [[P-51 Mustang]] fighters.   

The 99th Pursuit Squadron, using Curtiss P-40 fighters, was based in Tunisia in 1943. On June 2, 1943, it entered combat for the first time in a bombing mission against the German-held island of Pantelleria. The squadron later supported the Allied invasion of Sicily.  The 332nd Fighter Group escorted bombers on air combat missions over Europe, using P-39, Curtiss P-40, [[P-47]] and [[P-51 Mustang]] fighters.