when was the tuskegee airmen formed
The Tuskegee Airmen were formed in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama. They would serve as the first black members of Americaâs Air Force.Among those enlisted one year later were Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard R. Hall, Jr. and Retired Lieutenant Colonel Bob Hughes â a white man.his group was the 99th Pursuit Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group. Black college students took notice of the Tuskegee Airmen training program, which graduated 932 pilots. But only 355 would deploy into actual duty as Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots.