332nd Fighter Group

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The 332nd Fighter Group was a famed World War II U.S. Army Air Forces unit composed of African American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, recognized for their distinguished combat record and role in challenging racial segregation in the military.

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332nd Fighter Group canonical 5
332d Fighter Group 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Forces fighter group ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ
aircraftMarking red-painted tail surfaces ⓘ
aircraftOperated Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ
North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
allegiance United States Army ⓘ
associatedWith Tuskegee Airmen experiment ⓘ
linked to: The Tuskegee Airmen
awarded Distinguished Unit Citation ⓘ
basedIn Italy ⓘ
Ramitelli Airfield ⓘ
branch United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
color red tail markings ⓘ
composedOf African American pilots ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
enemyForcesEngaged Luftwaffe ⓘ
ethnicComposition African American airmen ⓘ
garrisonLabel Airfield ⓘ
hasPart 100th Fighter Squadron ⓘ
301st Fighter Squadron ⓘ
302nd Fighter Squadron ⓘ
99th Fighter Squadron ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to desegregation of U.S. armed forces ⓘ
pioneering African American combat aviation unit ⓘ
legacy influenced civil rights movement ⓘ
symbol of African American military achievement ⓘ
missionType long-range bomber escort ⓘ
nickname Red Tails ⓘ
notableCommander Benjamin O. Davis Jr. ⓘ
notableFor Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ
challenging racial segregation in the U.S. military ⓘ
distinguished combat record ⓘ
partOf Fifteenth Air Force ⓘ
role air superiority missions ⓘ
bomber escort missions ⓘ
fighter escort missions ⓘ
ground attack missions ⓘ
service Army Air Forces in World War II ⓘ
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations ⓘ
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
timePeriod 1940s ⓘ
trainingLocation Tuskegee Army Air Field ⓘ
Tuskegee, Alabama ⓘ

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Tuskegee Airmen → hasPart → 332nd Fighter Group ⓘ
Red Tails → portrays → 332nd Fighter Group ⓘ
99th Fighter Squadron → partOf → 332nd Fighter Group ⓘ
100th Fighter Squadron → partOf → 332d Fighter Group ⓘ
linked to: 332nd Fighter Group
301st Fighter Squadron → partOf → 332nd Fighter Group ⓘ