Detroit — A World War II plane piloted by a Tuskegee Airman went down in 1944 in Lake Huron, and until a dive team serendipitously stumbled upon the remnants of the aircraft 70 years later ...

The first class of five Tuskegee pilots graduated in March 1942, three months after Pearl Harbor. The Airmen manned both fighter planes and bombers. Their 332nd Fighter Group was commanded by West ...

It is important to note that at the time African-American pilots trained at Tuskegee, the military was still completely segregated, which means the pilots' planes serviced by African-American ...

The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum in Detroit teaches how to fly planes. The museum aims to prepare new generations of aviators, and remember a fading one. Surrounded by vintage ...

The body of Tuskegee Airman Lt. Frank H. Moody, who was piloting the aircraft, has also been recovered. The crash happened during a training mission. RELATED: Explore Great Lakes shipwrecks with ...

In April 1944, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen, Second Lieutenant Frank Moody, was on a routine training mission when his plane malfunctioned. Moody lost control of the aircraft and plunged to ...

Teens in Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum program to be part of funeral flyover for legendary pilot Lt. Col. Harry ...

At the time Black pilots trained at Tuskegee, the military was still completely segregated, which means the pilots' planes were serviced by Black mechanics and other specialists. Armament ...

He was also one of four Tuskegee airman to record three air-to-air kills on a single mission day — two of which he finished with his planes’ machine guns while recording the third through ...

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WSFA ... engineering program while still getting the certifications needed to fly planes. “It’s like a roller coaster on steroids,” said Tuskegee University Air Force ...