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First Six 99th Pursuit Squadron Cadets with Tuskegee Institute Officials at Chanute Field

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Title	First Six 99th Pursuit Squadron Cadets with Tuskegee Institute Officials at Chanute Field
Subject	United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Chanute Field; Rantoul (Ill.); Photographs
Description	Black and white photograph of (L-R) William R. Thompson, Nelson S. Brooks, Elmer D. Jones, James L. Johnson, George L. Washington, Dudley W. Stevenson, Fred L. Patterson, and William Towns at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. George L. Washington and Fred L. Patterson are visiting Tuskegee Institute officials. Thompson, Brooks, Jones, Johnson, Stevenson, and Towns were the first six aviation cadets for the 99th Pursuit/Fighter Squadron to be trained at Chanute Field. The group is standing in front of Building T-39, the Negro mess hall.
Creator	William R. Thompson
Publisher	Champaign, Ill. : Illinois Heartland Library System
Contributors	Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Ill. ; Mark Hanson, Curator
Date	1941
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
Source	2007-1-338
Coverage	© National Museum of the US Air Force, All Rights Reserved