Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field
in Tuskegee, Alabama
, commemorates the contributions of African American airmen in World War II
. Moton Field was the site of primary flight training for the pioneering pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen
. It was constructed in 1941 as a new training base. The field was named after former Tuskegee Institute principal Robert Russa Moton
, who died the previous year.
was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
the same day. The site has a temporary visitor center
. Hangar One has been restored and the grand opening of the site was October 10, 2008. The Hangar One Museum is open for tours Wednesday-Sunday. Tours are free of charge to the public.
An oral history project, consisting of interviews of hundreds of people involved in the Tuskegee Expereince, was completed in 2005 and will eventually be available to the public.
Moton Field Municipal Airport
Moton Field Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Tuskegee...
in Tuskegee, Alabama
Tuskegee, Alabama
Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 11,846 and is designated a Micropolitan Statistical Area. Tuskegee has been an important site in various stages of African American history....
, commemorates the contributions of African American airmen in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Moton Field was the site of primary flight training for the pioneering pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps....
. It was constructed in 1941 as a new training base. The field was named after former Tuskegee Institute principal Robert Russa Moton
Robert Russa Moton
Robert Russa Moton was an African American educator and author. He served as an administrator at Hampton Institute and was named principal of Tuskegee Institute in 1915 after the death of Dr. Booker T. Washington, a position he held for 20 years until retirement in 1935.-Youth, education,...
, who died the previous year.
National historic site
Established on November 6, 1998, the National Historic SiteNational Historical Park
National Historic Sites are protected areas of national historic significance in the United States. A National Historic Site usually contains a single historical feature directly associated with its subject...
was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
the same day. The site has a temporary visitor center
Visitor center
A visitor center or centre , visitor information center, tourist information center, is a physical location that provides tourist information to the visitors who tour the place or area locally...
. Hangar One has been restored and the grand opening of the site was October 10, 2008. The Hangar One Museum is open for tours Wednesday-Sunday. Tours are free of charge to the public.
An oral history project, consisting of interviews of hundreds of people involved in the Tuskegee Expereince, was completed in 2005 and will eventually be available to the public.
External links
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, from the National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
- Legends of Tuskegee, from the National Park Service
- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, from the National Park Service
- Tuskegee Airmen