On March 19, 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron was constituted, making history as the first African American fighter squadron. Training at Tuskegee Army Air Field, these pioneering aviators went on ...

The 99th Fighter Squadron went to North Africa in April and flew its first combat mission against the island of Pantelleria on June 2, 1943. On June 9th, a flight, led by Lt Charles Dryden was ...

Pilots for the German Wehrmacht sometimes broke off engagement when they spied P-51 Mustangs flown by Tuskegee Airmen escorting U.S. bombers during World War II. The 332nd Fighter Group’s 99th ...

Lt. Col. Harvey served in the United States Air Force as a fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron or best known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuskegee Airman Chief Master Sgt. Richard R. Hall Jr., formerly of Winter Park, was an aircraft mechanic in the 99th Fighter Pursuit Squadron, served 30 years in the military, and was one of the ...

They were married for 76 years. Funeral arrangements are being made for them together. Hogues was an airplane and engine mechanic as a part of the 99th Fighter Squadron in the 332nd Fighter Group.

Patrick Coggins talked about his book about Lt. Col. Mann’s life, Tuskegee Airman Fighter Pilot: A Story of an Original Tuskegee Pilot Lt. Col. Hiram E. Mann (Trafford Publishing; August 6, 2008).

In 1946, Hogues entered the Army Air Corps, serving as a mechanic for the 99th fighter squadron, 332nd fighter group, which was one of the first units of Black aviators in the U.S. military.

Col. James H. Harvey III, 101, is among the last few airmen and support crew who proved that a Black unit — the 332nd Fighter Group of the Tuskegee Airmen — could fight as well as any other in ...

They were married for 76 years. Funeral arrangements are being made for them together. Hogues was an airplane and engine mechanic as a part of the 99th Fighter Squadron in the 332nd Fighter Group.