Description Before World War II, no black pilots had ever flown for the US military. In 1941 the Army Air Corps formed a squadron of only black pilots. They were known as the Tuskegee Airmen. For the rest of the war, these pilots trained, flew missions, and fought bravely against the Axis powers. . The Tuskegee Airmen risked their lives to fight alongside the Allied forces in World War II and to prove themselves as members of the US military. Through real-life stories of escort missions, dogfights, and risky attacks, learn more about the heroes who flew to change the course of history.