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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWB_they-came-to-tuskegee-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
Young African American men came to Tuskegee from all over the nation to train as military pilots. They began with primary flight training here at Tuskegee Institute's Moton Field. Tuskegee Institute also had a smaller field, Kennedy Field, where s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW8_prepared-to-fight-and-die-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site commemorates the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II—and to American society afterward. The site preserves Moton Field, where the airmen trained before going to war. Their courageou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW6_new-vistas-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
Moton Field was built by Tuskegee Institute, now Tuskegee University, in 1941 after the school contracted with the U.S. Army to provide primary flight training for the nation's first African American military pilots. By the end of World War II alm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW5_the-place-where-we-learned-to-fly-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
Over 1,000 cadets learned to fly here at Moton Field, taking off and landing on an open, grassy field beyond the structures below. The field was used so intensely for primary flight training during World War II that the aircraft soon rutted the fi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW3_anticipation-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
During World War II a guard house stood just outside the brick entrance gates to Moton Field. The framed structure closest to you is a representation of the guard house. The historic entrance gates are just beyond. How excited the young cadets mus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW2_oil-storage-shed-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
This ventilated shed provided safe and convenient storage for the large quantities and various grades of oil used at Moton Field for the maintenance of airplanes and service vehicles. It has been adapted to house the site's fire protection system.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW1_it-was-called-dope-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
During World War II primary training airplanes were built mostly of wood and fabric. Ground crews sealed and strengthened the fabric with several applications of a highly flammable, explosive acetate coating called "dope." This shed was used to st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW0_moton-field-expands-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
This is the site of Hangar No. 2, completed in early 1944 in response to the tremendous increase in the number of cadets training at Moton Field. The building, nearly identical to Hangar No. 1, contained classrooms, a briefing room, a medical offi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVZ_warehouse-vehicle-storage-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
This building served as the garage for Moton Field's small fleet of support vehicles. It provided storage at night and "drive-through" vehicle maintenance by day. Rooms on the north side provided office space for maintenance staff and file storage…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVX_fire-suppression-pond-historical_Tuskegee-AL.html
A fire at an airfield, with highly flammable materials everywhere, could be catastrophic. The Bath and Locker House fire shown here highlighted the need for a dependable water supply for firefighting. A pond met that need. It also helped control w…