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Army Air Corps 100th Pursuit Squadron, Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site, 2016.

Photo date unknown. In 1941 the Army Air Corps' all African American 100th Pursuit Squadron, later designated a fighter squadron, was activated at Tuskegee Institute. The squadron served honorably in England and in other regions of the European continent during World War II. They proved that African Americans could fly and maintain sophisticated combat aircraft just like anyone else. The Tuskegee airmen's achievements, together with the men and women who supported them, paved the way for full integration of the US military.

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Organization: Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
Address: 450 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30331

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