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Antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, ningún piloto negro había volado en el ejército estadounidense. En 1941, el Cuerpo Aéreo del Ejército formó un escuadrón de pilotos exclusivamente negros. Eran conocidos como los aviadores de Tuskegee. Durante el resto de la guerra, estos pilotos se capacitaron, volaron en misiones y lucharon valientemente contra las potencias del Eje. Los aviadores de Tuskegee arriesgaron sus vidas para luchar junto a las fuerzas de los Aliados en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y demostrar su valía como miembros del ejército estadounidense. Aprende sobre los héroes que volaron para cambiar el curso de la historia a través de historias de la vida real de misiones de escolta, combates aéreos y ataques arriesgados. Before World War II, no black pilots had ever flown for the US military. In 1941 the Army Air Corps formed a squadron of only black pilots. They were known as the Tuskegee Airmen. For the rest of the war, these pilots trained, flew missions, and fought bravely against the Axis powers. The Tuskegee Airmen risked their lives to fight alongside the Allied forces in World War II and to prove themselves as members of the US military. Through real-life stories of escort missions, dogfights, and risky attacks, learn more about the heroes who flew to change the course of history.

The uplifting story of the African American Philadelphians who joined the prestigious WWII unit to serve as fighter pilots, nurses, mechanics, and more. At the outbreak of World War II, Philadelphians heeded the call, including the valiant airmen and women of Tuskegee. Although trained in Alabama, the prestigious unit comprised dozens of Philadelphia-area natives, second only to Chicago in the country. They served as fighter pilots, bombers, nurses, and mechanics, as well as in many other support roles. The African American service members had to overcome racism and sexism on the home front in order to serve with great distinction. Their battle for equality didn't end at the war's conclusion. Tuskegee alumni continued to serve their nation by working to secure civil rights and serve their community back home in Philadelphia. In this book, historian Robert Kodosky presents the trials and triumphs of Philadelphia's Tuskegee airmen and women. Includes photographs