Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? Chapter 6 & 7

By August of 1942, how many classes of pilots had graduated from the Tuskegee program?

Since Davis Jr. was a lieutenant colonel, he became the ______ _____ ___ in command of white soldiers in the US military.

The men of the 99th FS were surprised to learn they were the highest-ranking officers on the ship.

• True

• False

What does SS stand for?

The 99th FS did not know where they were going because it was being kept a secret.

• True

• False

When the 99th FS got order they would be going overseas, who was in charge of the squadron?

Two classes of pilots were enough fro two squadrons, the ____ and _____ FS.

Where did the Mariposa dock?

One of the ways pilots identified their planes was with art painted on the front and sides of the aircraft was called ____ ___.

The airplanes the 99th FS would be flying were called _______ ____ ________.