List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes explained

This is a chronological list of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes from 1942 to 1946.

The Tuskegee Airmen [1] were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 99th Fighter Squadron, the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel.

This list compiles all documented cadet pilot graduates who trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, Moton Field, and other locations prior to the U.S. Air Force's deactivation of all-African American Air units.[2] [3] [4] There are 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots.[5]

This list includes training in the Tuskegee Aviation Cadet School's three cadet programs:

This list excludes:

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-C – March 7, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-D – April 29, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-E – May 20, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-F – July 3, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-G – August 5, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-H – September 6, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-I – October 9, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-J – November 10, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-42-K – December 13, 1942

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-A – January 13, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-B – February 16, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-C – March 25, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-D – April 29, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-E – May 28, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-F – June 30, 1943

2nd Lt. Theopolis Moore (from St. Louis graduated on 30 June 1943 as 2nd Lieutenant.)

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-G – July 28, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-H – August 30, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – CL-43-1 – Liaison Pilot – September 30, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-I – October 1, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Liaison Pilot Section – CL-43-2 – October 22, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-J – November 3, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-43-K – December 3, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-43-K – December 3, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – CL-43-3 – Liaison Pilot Section – December 7, 1943

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-A – January 7, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class -Twin Engine Section TE-44-A – January 7, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-K – February 1, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-K -February 1, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-C – February 8, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-C -February 8, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-C – March 12, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-C – March 12, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-D – April 15, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-D – April 15, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-E – May 23, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-F – June 27, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class -Twin Engine Section -TE-44-F – June 27, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-G – August 4, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-G – August 4, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-H – September 8, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-H – September 8, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-I-1 – October 16, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-I-1 – October 16, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-I – November 20, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-I – November 20, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-44-J – December 28, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-44-J – December 28, 1944

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-A – March 11, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-A – March 11, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-B – April 15, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-B – April 15, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-C – May 23, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-C – May 23, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – June 4, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-D – June 27, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-E – August 4, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-E – August 4, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-F – September 8, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-F – September 8, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-G – October 16, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-G – October 16, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-H – November 20, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-H – November 20, 1945

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-45-I – January 29, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-45-I – January 29, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-46-A – March 23, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-46-A – March 23, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – April 29, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-46-B – May 14, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-46-B – May 14, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Single Engine Section – SE-46-C – June 28, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class – Twin Engine Section – TE-46-C – June 28, 1946

Graduating Cadet Class 46-C – Twin Engine Section – October 1946

Service Pilot Cadet Training – date not documented

See also

Notes and References

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