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Tuskegee Airmen
Designed By: Eric and Charlie M.
1.Who where the Tuskegee Airmen? Find the answer to this question at http://www.kent.wednet.edu/KSD/SJ/TuskegeeAirmen/Tuskegee_HomePage.html
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2. Why were the Tuskegee Airmen started? Go to this site for information http://tuskegeeairmen.org/
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3. Who where the five men who received the Silver Wings of the Army Air Force Pilots? Why did they receive this award? If you want to find the answer to this question go to this site http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/Tuskegee.html
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4. When where the 99th pursuit squadron formed? What where the steps they had to take to form the squadron? Find the answer at http://www.kent.wednet.edu/KSD/SJ/TuskegeeAirmen/Tuskegee_Timeline.htm
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5.Where did the Tuskegee Airmen train and what State where they trained in? Why might this be difficult for African American soldiers? Go to this site for the answer http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/prewwii/ta.htm
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6. How many original Tuskegee airmen were there? And what were the different roles they played? Find the answer to this question at http://tuskegeeairmen.org/
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7. How many enemy aircraft did the 332nd Fighter Group destroy? Why do you think it is so impressive? To get help at http://www.grunts.net/afamerican/332ndfg.html
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8. How many Bombers were lost while being escorted 332nd Fighters Squadron? Why is this a great achievement for them? Find this information at http://www.frankambrose.com/pages/tusk.html
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9. How many Tuskegee airmen flew in combat? And how many died in combat? This is the web page you will find the information to this question http://www.frankambrose.com/pages/tusk.html  
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10. Which air force group did the most missions? And how many did they do? If you want to find the answer to this question go to this site http://tuskegeeairmen.org/
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The picture at the top is a picture of Captain Armour G.. McDaniels who was shot down while escorting bombers to Belin in March, 1945. He is surrounded (L to R) by Sergeant Richard Adams, McDaniels, Lt. James McFatridge and Ulysses Taylor. USAF, Maxwell AFB Archives.

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