The main contribution of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II was that they flew missions over Germany.
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name given to a group of African-American aviators from the United States who were trained at the Tuskegee Institute of Alabama and distinguished themselves during World War II in the 332nd combat group of the United States Army Air Corps. Some 445 aviators of this group participated in battles in North Africa and Europe and 80 of them lost their lives in combat or in accidents. Due to the bright red color of the tails of their planes, they were also known as Red Tails.
These pilots were employed in the various battles that took place in the Mediterranean, the Pacific and in Italy with the responsibility of attack, reconnaissance and patrol. They were later used as escorts for the strategic bombings of Germany and Austria.
