OF
WORLD WAR II
The 332nd Fighter Group, known as the "The Redtails" the famous All-Black outfit
was the only
U.S. Fighter Group in WWII
that could claim to have never lost a bomber while
escorting to and from
a target
The combat record of the Tuskegee Airmen
• Over 15,000 combat sorties (Including 6000+
for the 99th prior to July '44)
• 111 German airplanes destroyed in the air
• 150 German aircraft destroyed on the ground
• 950 railcars, trucks, and other motor vehicles destroyed
• 1 destroyer sunk by P-47 machine gun fire
• Sixty-six pilots killed in action or accidents
• Thirty-two pilots downed and captured, POWs
• NO Bombers were ever lost to Enemy Aircraft while being escorted
• 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses earned
• 744 Air Medals
• 8 Purple Hearts
• 14 Bronze Stars
Yow!!! Bless them one and all.
