Hi I'm Maggie and this is my brother Horace We've been lies on the wall during important events in history We saw Pablo Picasso shock the world with his paintings We even watched the Berlin Wall crumble to the ground We rode with settlers traveling west along the Oregon Trail One of our Most dangerous adventures It happened high in the sky toward the end of World War II 1945 1939
FEBRUARY 1944 Horace and I were flying around southern Italy in February 1944 A Man named Adolf Hitler had risen to power in Germany His followers were called Nazis Under Hitler's COMMand the Nazis attacked many European and African Countries and killed millions of people A large group of countries called the Allies fought against Hitler and his armies Major Members of the Allies included China France Great Britain the Soviet Union and the United States WORLD WAR II EUROPE Allies Axis Powers Neutral It's dangerous to be in Europe Maqie Even for a fly I KAOW It's not safe on land on water or in the air Italy C The countries fighting alongside Germany were called the Axis powers Germany's two main partners were Italy japan and
We noticed a small airfield and Horace got excited He loves airplanes We learned that the Allies had pushed the Germans out of the area Ramitelli Airfield was now the home base for a group of U S fighter pilots They were called the Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen were named after the airfield where they had trained It was located in Tuskegee Alabama Ramitelli Airfield in southern Italy was the base for the 332nd group Fighter
The Tuskegee Airmen were African American This fact Made them Unusual At the time U S laws said that blacks couldn't eat sleep study play or work in Many of the places whites did Most pilots in the U S military were white Few people believed blacks Could fly a plane as well as whites 39 I agree But some people Can't see past a person's color These airmen were fighting a war AND fighting racism at the same time What difference does a pilot's Skin color make Maggie A good pilot is a pilot good
