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The Tuskegee Airmen's aircraft had a distinctive tail that led to the name, "Red Tails."

List of Tuskegee Airmen contains the names of notable Tuskegee Airmen, who were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel. They were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006.

There are 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots. For a complete list of 1007 graduate cadet pilots, see the List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes.

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Lee Archer WW2
Lee Archer WW2

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Eugene Calvin Cheatham 1951
Eugene Calvin Cheatham 1951

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Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

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Gene Derricotte (1948)
Gene Derricotte (1948)

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Percy Heath
Percy Heath

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James DanielChappie
Daniel James Jr. (Chappie)

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RETURN AT DAWN. T-Sgt. Charles W. Ledbetter, 705 East Stewart Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, is shown as he returned shortly... - NARA - 542358
Charles W. Ledbetter in Korea, July 1951

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Robert Martin Tuskeegee Airman
Robert Martin Tuskegee Airman

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Wendell O. Pruitt Tuskegee Airman

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First Lieutenant Clavin J. Spann 15th Air Force
1st Lt. Calvin J. Spann an Original Tuskegee Airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group 100th Squadron

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  • Regis F. A. Urschler (H)

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Army Reserve unit host Tuskegee Airman during unit Black History Month observance 150208-A-GI418-072
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson in February 2015

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