Tuskegee Airmen, America’s First Top Guns
In the spring of 1949, the 332nd Fighter Group, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, participated in the inaugural Continental Air Gunnery Meet in Las Vegas. This event was the U.S. Air Force’s counterpart to the U.S. Navy’s “Top Gun” school, which would be established 20 years later.
https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbird-articles/tuskegee-airmen-americas-first-top-guns.html (and archived here)
An fascinating part of history - with parallels to The untold story of the RAF’s black Second World War fliers over Europe - at the UK National Archives.
Black Eagles : The RAF’s Caribbean and West African aircrew volunteers during the Second World War - an 84 minute video from the Royal Air Force Museum youtube channel.
