Gallery III

Welcome address to Army Air Corps aviation cadets in front of the Booker T. Washington Monument of the grounds of Tuskegee Institute in August 1941. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

Army Air Corps cadets reporting to Captain Bejamin O. Davis, Jr., commandant of cadets, Tuskegee Field, Alabama. September 1941. National Archives and Records Administration photograph.

Officer returns salute as he passes the cadets lined up during a review at Tuskegee Field, Alabama. National Archives and Records Administration photograph.

Basic and advanced flying school for Black Air Corps cadets, Tuskegee, Alabama. In the center is Capt. Roy F. Morse, Air Corps. He is teaching the cadets how to send and receive code. On the left, from front to rear: James B. Knighten, Lee Rayford, and C.H. Flowers. On the right, from front to rear: George Levi Knox, Sherman W. White, and Mac Ross. January 1942. National Archives and Records Administration photograph.

An aviation cadet at Tuskegee Field, Alabama, shown on a cot in his barracks, pauses from studying to gaze fondly at the collection of photos of his girlfriends. National Archives and Records Administration photograph.

Capt. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr., of Washington, D.C., climbing into an advanced trainer at Tuskegee Field, Alabama, in January 1942. National Archives and Records Administration photograph.

Howard A. Wooten received his pilot wings when he graduated in December 1944 from the Army Air Force's Basic and Advanced Flying School, Tuskegee, Alabama. National Archives and Records Administration photograph.

Members of the first Tuskegee Airmen navigation cadet class received their commissions in the Army Air Forces on February 16, 1944. This cadet class visited New York City City Hall as guests of Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia and are shown on the steps as the mayor greets their commanding officer, Maj. Galen B. Price. National Archives and Records Administration photograph.

Cadets doing their exercises in physical training at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Tuskegee, Alabama, June 1942. From the Air University/HO, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, photo collection.

An aviation cadet receives a physical examination at the post dispensary, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, May 1944. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

Col. Noel F. Parrish, Air Corps, became commanding officer of the Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, on December 26, 1942. Colonel Parrish, a native of Lexington, Kentucky, was born on November 11, 1909. In 1928, he graduated from Rice Institute, Houston, Texas. On July 30, 1930, after one year of graduate study, he entered the Army as a private. A year later, he became a flying cadet in the first basic class to be trained at the newly constructed Randolph Field, Texas. He completed advanced training at Kelly Field in July 1932. In May 1941, he was sent to Tuskegee Institute to command the newly activated 66th Army Air Force Training Detachment. He and the first class of cadets to complete primary training were transferred to the Advanced Flying School at the new Tuskegee Army Air Field, where he became director of training. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

The newly constructed Post Headquarters at the Advanced Flying School, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, November 1941. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

A picture of the Post Headquarters at the Advanced Flying School, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, dated August 18, 1975. (Note the overgrown vegetation around the building). From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

Enlisted mechanics stand on the wings of a P-40 aircraft to watch aviation cadets pass in review during a Saturday parade at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, August 9, 1943. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

Col. Noel F. Parrish, Commanding Officer, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, and his staff stand in formation during an aviation cadet review March 3, 1943. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

Tuskegee Airmen aviation cadets line up in formation on the parade ground for a review. These weekly reviews were an integral part of the cadet's training program in drill and ceremonies at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, in the summer of 1943. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

The Advanced Flying School staff at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, inspect the aviation cadet corps during a field day inspection during the summer of 1943. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

Aviation cadets at the Advanced Flying School, Tuskegee Army Air FIeld, Alabama, prepare for a retreat formation to signify the end of the duty day, September 1, 1942. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

From L-R, Brigadier General B.O. Davis, Sr., from the Inspector General's Office, Lt. Col. Noel Parrish, Commander, Tuskegee Army Airfield, Lt. Col. B.O. Davis, Jr., Commander, 99th Fighter Squadron.

Tuskegee Army Air Field in the mid-40's.

Aerial View of Tuskegee Army Air Field, March 24, 1942.

Aerial View of Tuskegee Army Air Field, May 8, 1944.

The barracks had not yet been completed. Cadets and enlisted men lived in these tents - four men to a tent.

Col. Noel F. Parrish, Air Corps, became commanding officer of the Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, on December 26, 1942. Colonel Parrish, a native of Lexington, Kentucky, was born on November 11, 1909. In 1928, he graduated from Rice Institute, Houston, Texas. On July 30, 1930, after one year of graduate study, he entered the Army as a private. A year later, he became a flying cadet in the first basic class to be trained at the newly constructed Randolph Field, Texas. He completed advanced training at Kelly Field in July 1932. In May 1941, he was sent to Tuskegee Institute to command the newly activated 66th Army Air Force Training Detachment. He and the first class of cadets to complete primary training were transferred to the Advanced Flying School at the new Tuskegee Army Air Field where he became director of training. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, collection.

Col. Noel F. Parrish, commanding officer of Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, greets several visitors to the Basic and Advanced Flying Training School, circa 1943. From the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell, AFB, Alabama, collection.

The first group of aviation cadets to enter the Basic and Advanced Flying School at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, listen to the welcoming address by Maj. Gen. Walter Weaver of the Army Air Force's Training Command. Only five of these students successfully completed the flying training program and graduated on March 7, 1942. From the Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis (USAF, Ret.) collection at Moton Field, Tuskegee, Alabama.

Lieutenants Haywood, Mosley, Robinson, and Faulkner review an aeronautical chart with an instructor pilot prior to a flight from Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, 1943. From the Col. Roosevelt J. Lews (USAF, Ret.) collection at Moton Field, Tuskegee, Alabama.

Instructors take a break to read the local newspapers during flying training operations at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama. The instructor in the center is Tuskegee Institute's Chief Pilot Charles Alfred Anderson from Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. From the Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis (USAF, Ret.) collection at Moton Field, Tuskegee, Alabama.

A copy of the Civil Aeronautics Administration pilot's license of the chief pilot at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, Charles Alfred Anderson, from Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. The license is dated May 7, 1942. From the Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis (USAF, Ret.) collection at Moton Field, Tuskegee, Alabama.

Welcome Address to Army Air Corps Aviation Cadets