Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Macon County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

They Came to Tuskegee

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

1. They Came to Tuskegee Marker

Inscription. Young African American men came to Tuskegee from all over the nation to train as military pilots. They began with primary flight training here at Tuskegee Institute's Moton Field. Tuskegee Institute also had a smaller field, Kennedy Field, where some cadets received orientation flights in Piper J-3 "Cub" during preflight training. Cadets who successfully completed primary at Moton Field transferred to Tuskegee Army Air Field, seven miles from here, for basic and advanced flight training conducted by the Army Air Forces. Only Moton Field remains.

{Photo captions}
Top left: Map showing location of air fields
Top middle: Piper J-3 "Cubs" at Kennedy Field. Here Tuskegee Institute conducted
Civilian Pilot Training and, while Moton Field was under construction,
some military primary training.
Main photo: Cadets review flight procedures with their instructor at
Tuskegee Army Air Field.

Erected by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Air & Space • War, World II.

Location. 32° 27.385′ N,

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85° 40.909′ W. Marker is in Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama, in Macon County. It can be reached from Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1616 Chappie James Ave, Tuskegee AL 36083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Tuskegee Airmen (here, next to this marker); Prepared to Fight and Die (here, next to this marker); The Place Where We Learned to Fly (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Vistas (about 400 feet away); Ghost Structures (about 400 feet away); Hangar No. 1 (about 400 feet away); FIRE! (about 500 feet away); A Bit to Eat

They Came to Tuskegee Marker (Far left of three) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

2. They Came to Tuskegee Marker (Far left of three)

(about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. (Submitted on November 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Piper J-3 Cub trainer plane used by Tuskegee Airmen especially at nearby Kennedy airfield. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

3. Piper J-3 Cub trainer plane used by Tuskegee Airmen especially at nearby Kennedy airfield.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2016, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.