A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. Red Tails, the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. The Tuskegee airmen once shot down three German jets in a single day. (according to movie review summary) On March 24, 1944, a fleet of P-51 Mustangs led by Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, commander of the Tuskegee airmen, set out on the longest escort mission their crews would fly during World War II. The 43 fighters were there to help B-17 bombers run a gauntlet of over 1,600 miles into the heart of Hitler’s Germany and back. the tuskegee airmen called jets “Comet” which was a rocket-powered plane
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Their best guy was lighting how died after facing the squad leader head to head dog fight almost. Light was shot everywhere and the squad leader plane exploded. Light crush after dyeing in the plane. All the Tuskegee man were awarded medals and problem ranked up for their bravery. During World War II, the Air Force finds themselves losing more bomber pilots in Europe than they'd care to admit. In an act of desperation, they turn to the Tuskegee Airmen, an all-African-American fighter group discriminated against back at home, to join them in Italy to wage war against the Germans and protect bombers in combat. The Captain, Easy, battles a secret case of alcoholism, while the first Lieutenant, Lightning, is a reckless egomaniac whom Easy feels will get himself killed if he continues flying in his manner. During their first battle, they score a key victory over the Germans, but their youngest pilot, Ray Gun, injures his eye, giving him partially impaired vision. After much begging from Ray Gun, Easy allows him to continue flying into battle with them. However, their next battle doesn't go nearly as well, and Ray Gun's plane crashes into enemy territory, presumably
Their best guy was lighting how died after facing the squad leader head to head dog fight almost. Light was shot everywhere and the squad leader plane exploded. Light crush after dyeing in the plane. All the Tuskegee man were awarded medals and problem ranked up for their bravery. During World War II, the Air Force finds themselves losing more bomber pilots in Europe than they'd care to admit. In an act of desperation, they turn to the Tuskegee Airmen, an all-African-American fighter group discriminated against back at home, to join them in Italy to wage war against the Germans and protect bombers in combat. The Captain, Easy, battles a secret case of alcoholism, while the first Lieutenant, Lightning, is a reckless egomaniac whom Easy feels will get himself killed if he continues flying in his manner. During their first battle, they score a key victory over the Germans, but their youngest pilot, Ray Gun, injures his eye, giving him partially impaired vision. After much begging from Ray Gun, Easy allows him to continue flying into battle with them. However, their next battle doesn't go nearly as well, and Ray Gun's plane crashes into enemy territory, presumably