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

Waiting for the Bus

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

1. Waiting for the Bus Marker

Inscription. The tarmac between the two hangars was a busy part of Moton Field. Cadets arriving by bus were dropped off here and went to their duties in preparation for flight training. Others boarded the buses to return to the Tuskegee Institute campus. Fuel trucks and the medical truck were often parked here too. Imagine what the cadet felt the first time he stepped off the bus and onto Moton Field's tarmac.

We spent a lot of time waiting for the bus to pick us up...because we all had to be there at the time he arrived, or we would get left.
William Fuller, 2001

{Photo Caption}
Buses pick up and drop off cadets for flight training at Moton Field. Half of the cadets flew in the morning and studied in the afternoon; the other half did the reverse.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.

Location. 32° 27.425′ N, 85° 40.812′ W. Marker is in Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama, in Macon County. It can be reached from Chappie James Avenue 0.3 miles east of Chappie James Avenue. Located at the Tuskegee

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Airmen National Historic Site, near Hangar #1. 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: Oil Storage Shed (a few steps from this marker); A Bit to Eat (a few steps from this marker); Hangar No. 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Bath and Locker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Moton Field Expands (within shouting distance of this marker); FIRE! (within shouting distance of this marker); It Was Called "Dope" (within shouting distance of this marker); Ghost Structures (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

Waiting for the Bus Marker at Hangar #1 near Moton Field. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

2. Waiting for the Bus Marker at Hangar #1 near Moton Field.

Overview of Hangar #1 at Moton Field. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

3. Overview of Hangar #1 at Moton Field.

Tuskegee Airmen Historic Site entrance marker at top of hill. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

4. Tuskegee Airmen Historic Site entrance marker at top of hill.

Moton Field entrance sign. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016

5. Moton Field entrance sign.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.