Los aviadores de Tuskegee arriesgaron sus vidas para luchar junto a las fuerzas de los Aliados en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y demostrar su valía como miembros del ejército estadounidense. Aprende sobre los héroes que volaron para cambiar el curso de la historia a través de historias de la vida real de misiones de escolta, combates aéreos y ataques arriesgados.
Before World War II, no black pilots had ever flown for the US military. In 1941 the Army Air Corps formed a squadron of only black pilots. They were known as the Tuskegee Airmen. For the rest of the war, these pilots trained, flew missions, and fought bravely against the Axis powers.
The Tuskegee Airmen risked their lives to fight alongside the Allied forces in World War II and to prove themselves as members of the US military. Through real-life stories of escort missions, dogfights, and risky attacks, learn more about the heroes who flew to change the course of history.
Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.