The 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first all-African American flying unit in the U.S. Army Air Corps, is officially formed. This marks the beginning of the Tuskegee Training Program in Tuskegee, Alabama. The squadron would go on to fly over 500 missions and more than 3,700 sorties during a year of combat, eventually being integrated into the legendary 332nd Fighter Group, known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
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