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Tuskegee Airmen National
Historic Site
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 Scenic overlook of the Morton Field |
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World War II as political pressure challenged the government to expand the role of African Americans in the military. The Army Air Corps was the first agency to accept the challenge. Tuskegee Institute, a small black college in Alabama, was selected to host the "military experiment" to train African American pilots and support staff--thus the Tuskegee Airmen were born. Military training in Tuskegee began in 1941 and ended in 1946. The outstanding performance of the over 16,000 men and women who shared the "Tuskegee Experience" from 1941-1949, is immortalized at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. |
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The Hangar #1 Museum consists of the Orientation Room and Museum. The Orientation room has a very short video that recounts the role of Moton Field in the training of the Tuskegee Airmen pilots and highlights the vital role of support personnel. Inside the Museum are some fascinating exhibits. There's two World War II era training planes, oral history stations, a Link Trainer, parachute folding table, and left and right perimeter rooms set up to replicate the 1940's training period. |
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