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1 Warm-Up – 9/30 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What famous squadron formed March 22, 1941? What does CPTP stand for? What was the first CPTP for African Americans? Who was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General? This Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

2 Questions / Comments

3 Warm-Up – 9/30 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What famous squadron formed March 22, 1941? What does CPTP stand for? What was the first CPTP for African Americans? Who was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General? This Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

4 The Tuskegee Airmen

5 The Tuskegee Airmen The 99th Pursuit Squadron (an all black unit) formed March 22, at Tuskegee Sub Depot, Tuskegee, Alabama. This was the first CPTP for African- Americans and the most well-known.

6 Warm-Up – 9/30 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What famous squadron formed March 22, 1941? What does CPTP stand for? What was the first CPTP for African Americans? Who was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General? This Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

7 The Possibility of War Another source for pilots was the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP). The government paying for a 72-hour ground school course followed by 35 to 50 hours of flight instruction The program created a reserve of pilots that could be used in a serious national emergency.

8 Warm-Up – 9/30 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What famous squadron formed March 22, 1941? What does CPTP stand for? What was the first CPTP for African Americans? Who was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General? This Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

9 The Tuskegee Airmen The 99th Pursuit Squadron (an all black unit) formed March 22, at Tuskegee Sub Depot, Tuskegee, Alabama. This was the first CPTP for African- Americans and the most well-known.

10 Warm-Up – 9/30 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What famous squadron formed March 22, 1941? What does CPTP stand for? What was the first CPTP for African Americans? Who was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General? This Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

11 The Tuskegee Airmen Famous Tuskegee airman was Benjamin O. Davis Jr
Commanded: 99th Pursuit Squadron 332nd Fighter Group (“Red Tails”) Distinguished Flying Medal Silver Star 1st African-American promoted to Brigadier General – retired from the Air Force as a LtGen

12 Warm-Up – 9/30 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: What famous squadron formed March 22, 1941? What does CPTP stand for? What was the first CPTP for African Americans? Who was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General? This Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

13 The Tuskegee Airmen The 332nd Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

14 Tuskegee Logos 332nd Fighter Group 301st Fighter Squadron
302nd Fighter Squadron Tuskegee Logos 100th Fighter Squadron 99th Fighter Squadron

15 Questions / Comments

16 THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 30
1921 — Forty-seven Army Air Service planes during forest fire season 1921, operating from Pacific Coast bases, discover 832 forest fires in 396 patrols, flying 148,113 miles over area of 7,230,459 square miles National Parks.

17 THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 30
1949 — The Berlin Airlift is officially terminated.

18 THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 30
1982 — The first round-the-world flight in a helicopter is completed as the Bell “Long Ranger II,” flown by Americans H. Ross Perot Jr. and Jay Coburn, lands safely.

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20 September 2016 Quiz TEST 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Red Tails
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 18 19 Chapter 3 The Golden Age 20 21 Progress Rpts Due 22 23 QUIZ Progress Rpts Sent Home 24 25 26 27 28 TEST 29 Red Tails 30 1 2 3 Chapter 4 Air Power Goes to War 4 5 6 7 Quiz 8

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22 The Tuskegee Airmen

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