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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee, AL

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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

1616 Chappie James Ave · Tuskegee, AL

Why you should go…

Moton Field is where cadets trained as America's first African American military pilots during World War II. In Hangar 1 you take a walk back in time through the faces and places of that training, including a restored Link Trainer flight simulator. Exhibits also cover the women who served in the program, and you can see how small the plane was in which First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt flew with pilot Charles A. Anderson. The restored hangar opened to the public in 2008.

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  • #aviation history
  • #world war ii
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    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

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