332nd Fighter Group: Tuskegee Airmen AptifyID2655788 and New Zealander Corsair pilots

and New Zealander Corsair pilots often found themselves with just seconds to escape

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Famous for its star turn in the Hollywood film Catch-22

Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton have compiled an oral history of the Pacific War in the words of the men who fought on the front lines

332nd Fighter Group: Tuskegee Airmen AptifyID2655788 and New Zealander Corsair pilotsThe USAAC's Tuskegee Experiment, designed to prove that African Americans were not capable of flying combat aircraft, ironically resulted in the creation of one of the USAAF's elite units. Crewed by highly educated and exceptionally motivated men, the 99th Fighter Squadron, led by Col Benjamin O. Davis (later joined by the 100th, 301st, and 302nd FS to form the 332nd Fighter Group), first flew ground attack missions in P 40s in North Africa and