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| Keywords: Tuskeegee reload P-51.jpg A USAAF armourer of the 100th Fighter Squadron 332nd Fighter Group 15th U S Air Force checks ammunition belts of the 50 caliber 12 7 mm machine guns in the wings of a North American P-51B Mustang in Italy ca September 1944 The 332nd Fighter Group was composed of Afro-American pilots and ground support personnel trained at Tuskegee Alabama USA and the members of the group became collectively known as the Tuskegee Airmen <br> Original caption An armorer of the 15th U S Air Force checks ammunition belts of the 50 caliber machine guns in the wings of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane before it leaves an Italian base for a mission against German military targets The 15th Air Force was organized for long range assault missions and its fighters and bombers range over enemy targets in occupied and satellite nations as well as Germany itself ca 09/1944 National Archives http //www archives gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures/ aaf Pictures of African Americans During World War II http //www archives gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures/images/african-americans-wwii-055 jpg image 55 208-MO-18H-32984 ca 1944-09 USAAF PD-USGov 535764 People with ammunition belts Browning AN/M2 Armorers Reloading firearms P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen 332d Fighter Group United States Army Air Forces | ||||
