Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
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Contact Information:
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
1616 Chappie James Avenue
Tuskegee, AL 36083
334-724-0922
http://www.nps.gov/tuai/
Size: 90 acres
Location: Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is located at Moton Field Municipal Airport in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Description: The site preserves the airfield, historic hangar, and other buildings at Moton Field, where African-American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen received their initial flight training during World War II. The first Civilian Pilot Training Program students completed their instruction in May, 1940. The Tuskegee program was then expanded and became the center for African-American aviation during World War II.
Activities: Site is currently housed in a temporary visitor center, which includes exhibits and a 30-seat auditorium where five historic films tell the story of different aspects of the Tuskegee Airmen. When completed, the site will contain a museum and interpretive programs at the historic complex at Moton Field as well as a national center based on a public-private partnership.Operating Hours: The Park is open daily from 9am to 4:30pm and is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
History: Established on November 6, 1998.
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