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March 12, 2021
Col. Benjamin O. Davis (left), commanding officer of the 332nd Fighter Group, and Edward C. Gleed, group operations officer, stand in front of a plane in Ramitelli, Italy, in March 1945.
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The first Black pilots to serve in the United States military along with the navigators, mechanics, instructors, and other personnel who supported them are today remembered as the Tuskegee Airmen. Established in 1941, they built an impressive combat record, helped the Allies win World War II, and put the U.S. armed forces on the road to integration.
1. The Tuskegee institute trained the country’s first Black military pilots.
February 3, 2021
A Biggs Museum exhibit highlights photographer Toni Frissell’s Images of Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group, from the collection of the Library of Congress. SUBMITTED PHOTO
The Biggs Museum of American Art presents Toni Frissell: In Italy with the Tuskegee Airmen, a historical photography exhibit, will open to the public to view online and for reservations to view in person beginning Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Toni Frissell (1907-88), an eminent fashion and society photographer, held several official positions with the American Red Cross, the Women’s Army Corps and the U.S. Air Force to document World War II.
This exhibition highlights her images of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group, from the collection of the Library of Congress. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, a precursor of the U.S. Air Force.