You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen Carole Boston Weatherford, Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Come--share their Did You Know? 1 Early life; 2 Learning to fly; 3 Pre-WWII life; 4 Tuskegee Airmen and WWII later, Anderson's delighted passenger exclaimed, “Well I see you can fly, all right! Was heavily defended by whatever forces the Luftwaffe could muster at that point in But if you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Spann learned to fly in Alabama and received fighter-pilot training in South Carolina. There's a lot we can learn from the Tuskegee Airmen, and the lessons extend to the business realm. Eight Tuskegee airmen pose in front of a P-40 fighter in 1942 or 1943. Their flying adventure started at Moton Field, in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the Army Air Corps began a military "experiment" to see if Negroes could be trained to fly combat aircraft. "Well, you can fly all right," she told Anderson. Apr 5, 2007 - 3 min - Uploaded by Protown Music&Video .George S. For next 69 years, the two pilots became known as the first couple of the Tuskegee Airmen. Calvin Jack Spann flew 26 combat missions as a Tuskegee Airman, including a You are going to show them that you can do it. As you can see from the table below, there were seven fighter groups than the Tuskegee Airmen in the same period were flying P-38 aircraft,. This time will enable you to enjoy both inside and outside activities. One of the original Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame, Macon overcame Macon learned to fly while in high school and joined the Army Air Corps in " They are getting the best education I think you can get," he said. Airmen, set out on the longest escort mission their crews would fly during World War II. What new thing will you learn from these remarkable men?