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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Press Kit

GRAND OPENING OF TUSKEGEE AIRMEN HISTORIC SITE HONORS NATION’S FIRST BLACK MILITARY AVIATORS

Below are links to background information on the grand opening event and the history of how this historic site was established.

Additional graphics will be available in the near future. 

NPS & Partner Organization One Page Contact sheet

National Park Service Southeast Region Resource Study

Background information on Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (TUAI)

Background information on airplanes at TUAI

           Link Trainer

           Piper J3 Cub

           Stearman PT 17

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Long Range Interpretive Plan

Schedule of Activities at the park and in the surrounding community for October 10 – 12, 2008
PT-17  

Did You Know?
In April 1945 men of the 477th Bombardment Group began their protest of segregationists practices at Freeman Field, near Seymour, Indiana. This protest led to the arrest of 101 officers and the eventual integration of military installations across the United States.

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Last Updated: October 07, 2008 at 16:26 EST