#Scott 100 | Belleville News-Democrat

46TH AVIATION SQUADRON STUDENTS: In January 1943, 330 African American servicemen assigned to the 46th Aviation Squadron entered the Radio School, and in May 1943, they graduated ready to help Tuskegee Airmen fly. These radio school graduates were a part of a bigger initiative of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command to supply African American flying squadrons with sufficient support personnel, including supply, adjutant, intelligence, and statistical officers. — 46TH AVIATION SQUADRON STUDENTS: In January 1943, 330 African American servicemen assigned to the 46th Aviation Squadron entered the Radio School, and in May 1943, they graduated ready to help Tuskegee Airmen fly. These radio school graduates were a part of a bigger initiative of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command to supply African American flying squadrons with sufficient support personnel, including supply, adjutant, intelligence, and statistical officers. File photo

These are historical photos from Scott AFB in honor of the base celebrating its centennial.

This story was originally published February 23, 2017 at 1:39 PM with the headline "#Scott 100."