The Fifteenth Air Force (15th AF) was established on 1 November 1943 in Tunis, Tunisia as part of the United States Army Air Forces in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a strategic air force. It commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. The first commander was General Jimmy Doolittle.
Signees
Alexander Jefferson
As a courageous Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson served as a fighter pilot in the legendary “Red Tails” squadron. Defying both enemy fire and deeply entrenched racism Alexander Jefferson not only battled the Luftwaffe but also [Read more]
