Some members of the Tuskegee Airmen were assigned to the 477th Medium Bombardment Group, which trained at Selfridge Field near Detroit, Michigan, to fly B-25 Mitchell medium bombers. It was never sent overseas.

2 48 of the 996 who earned their wings at Tuskegee were Twin Engine (TE) B-25 Mitchell Bomber Pilots. They were assigned to the 477th Bombardment Group that was activated in 1943 under the command of COL R. Selway.

From the collection of Tuskegee Airman Lt. Charles H. Hunter, a flight commander and B-25 pilot.

Although the 477th Bombardment Group trained with North American B-25 Mitchell bombers, they never served in combat. In June 1944, the 332nd Fighter Group began flying heavy bomber escort missions and, in July 1944, with the addition of the 99th Fighter Squadron, it had four fighter squadrons.

The Tuskegee Airmen planes were primarily, but not exclusively, the following five aircraft: P-39 Airacobra; P-40 Warhawk; B-25 Mitchell; P-51 Mustang

2 days ago · The Tuskegee Air Field program expanded to train pilots and crew to operate two-engine B-25 medium bombers. These men became part of the second black flying group, the 477th Bombardment Group. Shortages of crew members, technicians, and equipment troubled the 477th, and World War II ended before it could be deployed overseas.

Jan 13, 2025 · A Tuskegee Airman crew poses in front of a B-25. (Courtesy photo) The 477th Medium Bombardment Group trained to fly B-25 Mitchell bombers, but the war ended before they saw action.

Jan 24, 2025 · The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African American military pilots in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and were represented in the 477th Bombardment Group, the 332nd Fighter Group, and the 99th Pursuit Squadron (later known as the 99th Fighter Squadron).

Nov 26, 2024 · The initial group of Tuskegee Airmen consisted of 13 trainees, a small but determined cohort who paved the way for future generations of African-American pilots. The program later expanded to train pilots to fly the North American B-25 Mitchell, who’d make up the 477th Bombardment Group, but they never were deployed overseas.

Tuskegee Airman of the 618th and 619th Bomb Squadrons (M) of the 477th Bomb Group trained at Atterbury Army Air Field in Columbus Indiana during World War II. They flew the B-25 Mitchell Bomber like the one in the photo above.