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Recommended Books

Books about the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

  • Jr. Benjamin 0. Davis, Jr. An Autobiography
    Davis, Benjamin O. - Smithsonian Institute Press 1991.
  • The Tuskeege Airmen: The Story of the Negro in the U.S. Air Force
    Bruce Humphries - Francis, Charles. Inc. Boston 1955
  • Flying Free: America's First Black Aviators
    Hart, Philip S. - Lerner, 1992.
  • Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman
    Hart, Philip S. - Caroirhoda Books, 1996.
  • Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation
    Haskins, Jim. - New York. Scholastic, Inc., 1995,
  • Red Tail, Black Wings - The Men of America's Black Air Force
    Holwy, John B, - Yucca Tree Press 1997.
  • African -American Aviators
    Jones, Stanley P. - Capstone Books, 1998
  • Red Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
    McKissack, Patricia and Frederick - Walker and Company. New York 1995.
  • Jason's Adventure with the Tuskegee Airmen
    Pilgrim, Millie - Pilgrim's Gallery.
  • Lonely Eagles: The Story of America's Black Air Force in World War II
    Rose, Robert A. - Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. 1976.
  • Segregated Skies: All-Black Combat Squadrons of WWII
    Sandler, Stanley - Smithsonian Institution Press 1992.
  • The Freeman Mutiny
    Warren, James C. - Donna Ewald, 1995.
  • Tuskegee Airmen: Still Flying High
    Whetstone, Muriel. - Ebony, November 1994.
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Teachers Kit

Teaching the story of the Tuskegee Airmen creates an educational environment that fosters growth and instills a sense of pride in our youth. The Red Tail Project has put together a teacher's kit to get you started. Click here for more information.

Individual Books in the Red Tail Store

Wings of the Panther
The story of one man's dream that took him from Harlem to the segregated South, to North Africa and ultimate glory over the skies

A-Train, Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airmen.
A-Train, Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airmen. Available autographed ($45.00) or unautographed ($25.00).

TUSKEGEE AIRMAN: The Biography of Charles E. McGee

Tuskegee Airmen -
Heroes Changing Aviation and History

The Heroes booklet gives a historical perspective of the events surrounding the Tuskegee Airmen story. Discounted price for educators only.

Don Hinz Childrens book
Details the compelling story and passionate drive that led Don Hinz to develop and ultimately give his life to the Red Tail Project.