Stay inspired—sign up for our emails, learn how to become a member, and follow us on social media to get the latest park stories. I loved it. Last updated: March 3, 2020. Tuskegee Institute, the civilian contractor, provided facilities for the aircraft and personnel, including quarters and a mess for the cadets, hangars and maintenance shops, and offices for Air Corps personnel, flight instructors, ground school instructors, and mechanics. Gorgeous scenic views leading up to the airfield. The outdoor display above the hangers and tower amount to a big park and lots of benches, with a few plaques. The third part of the hangar are the various rooms that you can go in and out off. African Americans were included in these programs, although trained at segregated facilities. After the successful flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903, Americans of all races were stung by the love bug of flight. Support personnel were trained at Chanute Field in Illinois. The offices are very cool because they make you feel like you've traveled in time. These exhibits are awesome because they do such a great job of telling personal stories. either walk down the hill or drive around to the entrance to the airport and park there. The Tuskegee program was then expanded and became the center for African-American aviation during World War II. [2], The first class (42-C), which included student officer Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., began training on July 19, 1941. who served as Commandant of Cadets. I had read a bit about the Tuskegee Airmen in history, with what I would now call a simple gloss over. One of our favorite things about visiting the National Park sites is the incredible amount of history that we learn along the way. In 1972, a large portion of the air field at Moton Field was deeded to the city of Tuskegee for use as a municipal airport which is still in use today.[1]. Awesome collection, wonderful people. Rooms are wonderfully set up to be period correct and there are many recordings of the people involved. Now soar forward and see how America honors them today at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. This site celebrates the brave heroes who made up the Tuskegee Airmen. Tuskegee had the facilities, and engineering and technical instructors, as well as a climate for year-round flying. Shame, though, that the much larger Tuskegee Army Airfield to the northwest where the majority of the history was made sits crumbling owned by a private family trust who doesn't seem interested in preserving anything about this historic site. The Macon County Court House was a beautiful building right in the middle of town, so don’t miss that! In the late 1920's and 1930's African Americans in great numbers began their love affair with flight. There is an incredible Red Tail airplane hanging from the ceiling. The Hangar One Museum at The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at, Location of Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (the United States), U.S. National Register of Historic Places, "National Park Service - Museum Management Program", "Air Force Historical Support Division > Home", "National Park Service opens Tuskegee Airmen Historic site - Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)", "Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)", Tuskegee Airmen historic site opens in Alabama, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, History of the National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tuskegee_Airmen_National_Historic_Site&oldid=968667225, National Register of Historic Places in Macon County, Alabama, African-American history of the United States military, Historic districts in Macon County, Alabama, Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Hardaway Auxiliary Field (location undetermined), Kennedy Auxiliary Field (Tuskegee Institute Field #1), C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson Legacy Foundation, This page was last edited on 20 July 2020, at 19:28.

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