From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail

On Friday, July 16, 2010 the length of Interstate 75 in Kentucky (a 191-mile roadway) was dedicated to honor the Tuskegee Airmen (officially the United States Army Air Corps' 332nd Fighter Group). This designation extends the original 23-mile stretch that was designated in their honor in 2007 in Fayette County, KY; Kentucky was the first state to so honor the African American World War II pilots, 11 of whom were from Kentucky.

For more information, see Lexington Herald-Leader, July 17, 2010, pp. A3 & A5.

Kentucky County & Region

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Outside Kentucky Place Name

Tuskegee, Alabama

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NKAA Entry: Tuskegee Airmen (Kentucky)
NKAA Source: Lexington herald-leader (newspaper)

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“Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed May 15, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2458.

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