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took to the air for the first time under Roosevelt. A class in bomber flying poses for the camera. Photo 11-Lt. Col. Ben Davis, commander of the first Negro pursuit squadron ever to fly for the United States in combat. Photo 12-Fighter Pilots at Tuskegee Army Air field, the first field ever to be set up to instruct Negro pilots. Photo 13-Chief Nurse Della H. Raney, TAAF only Negro captain in the Army Nurse corps with the Air Forces, and first Negro nurse to report for duty in World War II, First Negro to be appointed chief nurse, and first lieutenant.