Black pilots had to fight for every step forward

The Tuskegee Airmen were black American pilots who served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War. However, before earning their wings, these men and women needed to prove themselves to their white countrymen. After all, the racism prevalent at the time meant that black Americans were deemed unsuitable for the demands of modern war. In Tuskegee Airmen: Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad. We asked the Dutch author Samuel de Korte some questions by e-mail about his book.

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