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Today in World War II History—June 2, 1943

Friday, June 2, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Men of the US 99th Fighter Squadron (“Tuskegee Airmen”) and a P-40 fighter in North Africa, 1943 (US Air Force photo: 25502027)

Men of the US 99th Fighter Squadron (“Tuskegee Airmen”) and a P-40 fighter in North Africa, 1943 (US Air Force photo: 25502027)

80 Years Ago—June 2, 1943: Combat debut of US 99th Fighter Squadron, the first Black unit in the Army Air Force (“Tuskegee Airmen”), in a Twelfth Air Force mission from Tunisia to the island of Pantelleria.

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