WINGS OF DEFIANCE: The Tuskegee Airmen Story

They called them the "Black Birds of Death" - the fighter pilots Nazi Germany feared most. But before they could fight Hitler, they had to fight their own military's racism.

The Tuskegee Airmen became the most requested escort fighters of WWII. Why? Because they never lost a bomber. Not one. While other squadrons lost an average of 25 bombers per thousand missions, the Red Tails lost only seven.

In this video, discover how an experiment designed to prove Black men couldn't fly produced America's most elite fighter squadron.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Pilots Nazis Feared Most
0:40 - The Fight to Fly
1:30 - Training for Victory
2:20 - Combat Proving Ground
3:00 - The Red Tail Angels
4:10 - Legacy of Excellence

The military thought they would fail. Instead, they achieved the impossible. This isn't just Black history - this is American excellence.

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Sources:

Official Military Combat Records
Tuskegee Airmen Personal Accounts
Army Air Corps Documentation
German Military Archives

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