Troy in Pike County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar

Pike County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018

1. Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar Marker

Inscription. The first African-American pilots in U. S. military history utilized this hangar, located originally at Tuskegee Army Air Field. Built by Nashville contractors McKissack and McKissack, the base was the first major Army Air Forces base constructed by an African-American construction company. Also, one of the most successful African-American architects in Washington D.C., Hilyard Robinson, designed and supervised the construction. Established in 1941, the program trained approximately 1,000 pilots during World War II. Along with thousands of their support personnel, they became known as Tuskegee Airmen. The most well-known of the Tuskegee Airmen were the members of the 332nd Fighter Group and its four fighter squadrons. The Tuskegee Airmen's 332nd Fighter Group And 99th fighter squadron flew approximately 1500 combat missions, scoring 112 aerial victories, earning 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and three Distinguished Unit citations. The Tuskegee Army Air Field closed in 1947. The facility's three hangars were relocated to municipal airports in Montgomery, Clanton, and Troy. This structure remains largely unchanged from the days of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Erected 2018 by the City of Troy, Alabama.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Valor in Aerial Operations

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series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 31° 51.692′ N, 86° 0.411′ W. Marker is in Troy, Alabama, in Pike County. It is on Airport Road 0.1 miles west of Sikorsky Road, on the right when traveling west. Located at the Troy Municipal Airport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Campbell Field Road, Troy AL 36079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Black Belt,

and in the Wiregrass.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Logging Locomotive (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Great Pensacola Trading Path (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Johnnie M. Warren Legacy Clock (approx. 4.2 miles away); Pike County War Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Pike County Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Three Notch Road (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

More about this marker.

The former Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar with marker on the right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018

2. The former Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar with marker on the right.

Marker contains some capitalization errors.

Also see . . . Hangar nomination package for the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage. Includes photos, history and aerial shots. (Submitted on March 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Hilyard Robinson image. Click for full size.

U.S. National Archives

3. Hilyard Robinson

by Charles Henry Alston - Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. News Bureau. 6/13/1942-9/15/1945.

View from marker south towards runway. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018

4. View from marker south towards runway.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 873 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.