15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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Captain Charles Blakesly Hall
Fighter Pilot
332nd Fighter Group - 99th Fighter Squadron - 12th & 15th AF
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12th Air Force
The 12th Air Force was established in the USA during the Second World War to provide the Army Air Force component of Operation Torch (the invasion of French North Africa) in 1942. The Air Force initially moved to England for training before... -
332nd Fighter Group
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99th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 99th was originally formed as the Army Air Force's first African American fighter squadron, then known the 99th Pursuit Squadron. The personnel received their initial flight training at Tuskegee, Alabama earning them the nickname Tuskegee Airmen....
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Charles Hall
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot
First Tuskegee Airman to shoot down a German fighter for which General Eisenhower flew in to personally congratulate him. First African-American pilot to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Flew 198 combat missions
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| 12 April 2021 18:54:56 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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