I’m a proud great-great niece of a Tuskegee Airman, Samuel Lynn of Long Island. Their stories can’t be told enough. They aren’t just a part of Black History, they are about the history of this country.
@@jbldriscollyeah but not all colors were persecuted in the United States during the 1940s. Keep in mind segregation and Jim Crow laws were in full effect and lynchings and other forms of hate crimes went on regularly so for the Tuskegee airmen to do what they did is significantly more heroic
Your family should be so proud of your dad's uncle. I serve 2 years in the US military, 7th special forces group fort Bragg North Carolina. I did not find any racism in my unit. We were all willing to die for each other. Agreement to hear that when the Tuskegee airmen came back to America they separated them from their comrades. There are times in history when the only word that will describe what our government has done is stupid. May the memories of the Red Tails never fade from our history
Your dad’s uncle is an American hero. Fought gallantly for an ungrateful nation that in reality was lucky they had him. I hope he lived long enough to get the overdue gratitude he so richly deserves.
As a 12 year Airborne Infantry Vet, I'm both so very proud of the Red Tails and sad by what they had to endure to serve their country. Especially coming home.
I met one of these black pilots about 10 years ago when his wife, my wife, and I were all volunteers at Doctors Hospital in Florida. It was an honor I will always remember!
They were the bravest of the brave, knew they had a job to do and did it, not knowing if they would come back alive or not. Hats off to these brave men
Beyond. And to have fought tirelessly for that opportunity to prove themselves? When you have whites who took easy outs because of "bone spurs"? The injustice makes me sick.
As a Fellow U.S. Airman in 2024 I Salute you Gentlemen, and your beautiful Families! I so wish i could have served alongside you in battle, but my heart fights with you always! Stand strong! 🙏 😊
I consider the men who fought in WW2 heroes. As a nurse, I had the privilege of taking care of many WW2 vets. And I once had one of the last of the Tuskegee airmen as a patient. Thank you for your service
They were the best. They never lost a bomber from the flights they escorted, and (no surprise) bomber formations specifically asked for them as escorts because they knew they were safe in the hands of the Tuskegee airmen.
False! They lost 27 bombers to the German Air Force. Where did you get this false information from? Hollywood movies? The organization...TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC the national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen claims they lost 27 bombers. Also the TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC backs GOOGLE: MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN and it will tell the dates the T.A. lost bombers. bombers under Tuskegee Airmen escort were shot down on seven different days: June 9, 1944; June 13, 1944; July 12, 1944; July 18, 1944; July 20, 1944; August 24, 1944; and March 24, 1945.6 Moreover, the Tuskegee Airmen flew 311 missions for the Fifteenth Air Force between earlyirmen June 1944 and late April 1945, and only 179 of those missions escorted bombers. SO CLAIMS...TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC...the national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen
@@leannedionysiusgarcia9628 Not when you consider Gen Jimmy Doolittle commander of the 8th, and later 15th.AAC ordered his fighter squadrons to fly in box formation and fly above the bombers and to abandon bomber formation and seek out and destroy the German Air force. This tactic cause an increase of bombers shot down but helped destroy the German Air Force and on D-Day the sky's above Europe belonged to the allies saving thousands of lives. You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
@@leannedionysiusgarcia9628 Yes, it was a good record esp. fewer bombers lost but they were dead last in kills for p-51 pilots in the 15th. Army Air Corp.But still they were very good at what they did. A better than average fighter group.They destroyed or damaged 36 German planes in the air & had 66 of their planes shot down in combat.
Was he part of their mutiny in March 1945, when they defied a written order by their base commanding officer as testified by 2nd Lt. Roger "Bill" Terry, in their full-length documentary? In their obvious attempt to get out of being transferred to the Pacific to fight the Japanese in a much more primitive environment, your grandad's buddies conduct got the special squadron disbanded.
I can't even imagine having the amount of courage near these strong men. To go through hardship after hardship to protect your country. I salute to you men. To be so willing and devoted for what you believe in🙏
Our K-12 History books are completely whitewashed. They also defanged radicals like MLK. It took me until College to discover how much I had been lied to. And I've never been able to see this Country in the same way.
@@zvendiearschficker493 lol you are loss the colleges lie too about our history😂 this country is not perfect but there is no other country that comes close to The United States when it comes to freedom and many other things 😂. Whitewashed how. Most Americans know that mlk was not radical and name one history book that calls him such
The Red Tails were legends three times they got the Distinguished Unit Citation, Archer was given the Silver Star, they have 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Bronze Stars, 744 Air Metals, and 8 received the Purple Heart. They were the most decorated unit in WWII.
I was always thinking which of them got the silver star. Now I know. Archer was the only one in the fighter group to get the silver star because he was the only ace in that group.
Please be wise using such comments like "most decorated unit in WW2" or "No Aces". -Tuskegee Airmen is Exemplary and legends, but recorded history is 442nd RCT which is similar to the Tuskegee Airmen, also comprises of mostly Japanese American, 2nd generation. - Aces? You want aces protecting your bombers? You will have aces, but you will have no bombers as well. Apparently no such commander in the world cares about your personal reputation but the mission comes first.
Funny thing about it is that we are all bleed red and we all are Americans. Thankfully there are men and women who helped overcome others short sightedness.
My Great Uncle Robert "Bob" Ashby was part of the Tuskegee Airmen. I thank him and EVERY single Tuskegee airman for defending our country from the enemy!
@@solarflare3000 the United snakes of AMERIkkkA is the enemy!!! How do you think people feel when they see United snakes military tanks shooting AND bombing in their neighborhood and they have little kids living there 😡😠💯💯
May he R.I.P. I met him on several ocassions thanks to my Dad who was a member of ARAC. Asa Herring was also a member of ARAC and my Dad spoke highly of him. May they all including my Dad, R.I.P.
I was born into a "Jim Crow" America. 1961. Still angry about it. Having to ASK permission just to look at Gold Fish at the 5 & Dime. Segragated schools. Still to this day lives a dad taste in my mouth and heart.
My father experince this back in 1958 in Oklahoma City, Ok. Dad was a company commander and was leading a convoy of trucks from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to White Sand Missle range in New Mexico. Stop over was in Oklahoma city and the manager refuse the room to father. He fought in WW2 and Korea and treated like this.....SUCKS
"They didn't change the training standards, and that was a plus for us." There is a lesson in that. (1:22) This should be considered as we consider education standards around the country. My dad was in WW2, in the Army, and later the Air Corps. Those guys, of any race, were the best and they saved the western world from fascism. The free world owes a debt of gratitude to the Tuskegee Airmen.
20 years ago I walked into a post office in a little town in Nj...as I walked in, I noticed an elderly gentleman walking up behind me...he had white hair and the bluest eyes ive ever seen. He thanked me for holding the door...We began to talk, his name was James Hilton, he was one of the original Tuskegee airmen. He passed away just weeks after I met him. A true warrior.
I was working at Aviano Air force Base in Italy as a civilian I also played Jazz piano at special events so I got to meet one of the last surviving Red Tails. They were all jazz crazy and knew about Be Bop.
It’s usually videotaped from a cameraman in a separate plane, probably an identical plane to the one the others were flying, which in this video was the B24 and the B17, but now today we use mainly drones and cameras attached to the aircraft themselves. A lot of this is animated also.
Tuskegee Airmen, 761st, Buffalo Soldiers, Montford Point Marines, they keep doubting we keep proving them wrong we are made in the image of God all things are possible!! We served in your honor! ✊🏾🇺🇸
I was not born till after WWll, however, I have read about Tuskegee college and how they started the flying school as part of their curriculum. The advances the pilots made and how they were held back. When they went into combat they were top fighter pilots.
They were great Americans and above average pilots. They had a good bomber protection record but was dead last in kills for P-51 pilots while flying for the 15th. Army Air Corp. They destroyed or damaged 36 German planes in the air & had 66 of their planes shot down in combat.
The Tuskegee Airmen were dead last as P-51 pilots in kills flying for the 15th. Army Air Corp. I don't think the German Air Force feared them as far as air to air combat was concerned. Staying with the bombers meant they would have fewer kills compared to other fighter squadrons.
@@todtt I have posted many accolades concerning the Tuskegee Airmen. They were good pilots and pioneers in the civil rights movement. So if some one post truthfully about them and you don't like it you are quick to call them racist. I get it. Does the truth mean any thing to you?
I'll tell you who they were...they were freaking heroes!!! All of them. Some of the bravest men this country has ever produced. They not only had to fight a relentless enemy, but endure an ungrateful country at the same time. It's a shame that we're all not as dedicated as Americans.
So many gratitude for so many… and the reality of the associations of the word Tuskegee…. It’s also true… better and the nascent ways people treat the work of better… the minimizing…
As a proud disabled Army veteran I love seeing thumbs down on stories about us serving this country and if any veterans with the thumbs down not surprised racism has no boundaries
I went threw grade and high school and they never spoke of these guys. Not until I read Gordon Park’s “A Choice of Weapons” and he talked about one of his photography assignments being to photograph these guys did I learn about their existence !!!
The 3-coins sets of 2021 Tuskegee Airmen 25c coins are selling for $30 now on ebay. Wow! Quite the demand. They're running out in less than two weeks. An historic time to release such a set!
I grew up in the 60's and 70's mostly in apartment complexes in the suburbs of NYC. Our group of friends never saw the color of each other's skin, we were just friends and we played, rode bicycles, went to the movies, had sleepovers, had dinners at each others homes, etc. It never mattered that we were different skin colors or ethnicities. Black, White, Hispanic and Asian, we were just friends to each other. We were young and really didn't know otherwise of the outside world of racism - the way it ought to be! It was no wonder our friendships made our parents smile. It is the way the world should have always been and should always be.
I'm a Nam vet '72 and now an RN. A couple of years ago I had the privilege of caring for a man who told me he was a Tuskegee airman. I told him I was not worthy to stand on the ground in front of him. I asked both shifts of nurses if they had ever heard of the Tuskegee airmen. Of course, all I got were dumb looks. I proceeded to give them a short history lesson and assured them they weren't worthy to care for him either.
Dude!.. I just watched this very video not five hours ago, and youtub just threw it back on my recommended channel WITHOUT having that red bar at the bottom to tell me I had watched it! They stopped putting that there to waste more of our time - but it gave me a chance to make sure I 'liked' this video,, and then complain to you and 'them' that "they" are really THAT petty
@@Jason-me1bs it's about the fact that "redskin" is considered offensive to Native Americans. It isn't about ignoring history. And I suggested this after the Redskins announced that they would be changing their name anyway
Tuskegee Airmen you fought heroically for freedom against Nazism and racism, tank you with all my heart! I am building the fighter model P 51 Red Tail of the airfield in Ramitelli.
A family friend piloted B-24’s out of North Africa and later on Italy. He stated his group often asked for these airmen to be their escorts. On one mission his bomber was shot up pretty well. His gunners were shot up as well and did not have much of a chance to shoot back if attacked. Due to their mechanical issues they slowly dropped out of the return flight. That was not a good place to be as the stragglers were easy to pick off. They feared the worst when two Tuskegee Airmen pulled up next to them. They could not communicate in that his radios were gone, but these two guys stayed with them most all the way home. They made it home and he gives all the credit to these two men, men he never knew and never met.
Exactly who did they ask to get the T.A as escorts? Escorting was done on a strict rotational basis according to information found on the web site TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC the main chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. To have them escort a mission was an advantage. The T.A. had 64 fighters in their squadron vs 48 fighters in other fighter groups. The had a very good bomber protection record...but were dead last in kills as P-51 pilots for the 15th. Army Air Force.Very good pilots how ever.
1:08 An experiment? No, THAT was when the government gave all those people syphilis without informed consent. I'm gonna need a citation from your source that ever referred to this training as an "experiment."
You are correct. The 'Tuskegee Experiment' was the medical study. My father 2nd Lt. Jack Chin, and the other 991 Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen took part in the program called the 'Tuskegee Experience', which was a study designed to determine their ability to not only operate complex aircraft, but to also do so in a combat scenario.
These men should be invited to predominantly black schools. They should be set as example of how to succeed, instead of the few who keeps on telling them that they had no chance and just stay victim
Another unsung hero of WWII is Charles R. Drew. He developed a method for processing blood for transfusions. Ironically he died when he was in an accident and when transported to the closest hospital was turned away because he was black. He died on the way to the black hospital, probably from blood loss.
Charles McGee flew into the sunset today at 102 years of age. This man, who against the ugliest of odds, endured. He fought for freedom when he was always denied his own entirely. I can not express my gratitude enough. That would be utterly impossible. But I will say this. Men are judged by history when facing man against man, measure for measure. And in this man’s life, he experienced hatred because of the color of his skin, and a culture that far surpasses western civilization. Jealousy and fear coupled with brutality will always loose in the end. Mr McGee is an American Hero of the highest order. And likes of him and the other airmen, will not ever be seen again. 🇺🇸👏👏🏿👏🏾👏🏼👏🏻👏🇺🇸
I’m a proud great-great niece of a Tuskegee Airman, Samuel Lynn of Long Island. Their stories can’t be told enough. They aren’t just a part of Black History, they are about the history of this country.
Amen
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Amen
Many many thanks to your great-great uncle, and the other men who served with him.
Lucky!
Under every form of discrimination and they still fought. Legendary men their names are written in the skys
Heroes come in all colors
@@jbldriscoll They absolutely do sir!
They laid down the principle of going with the best, and fighting with all in a nation. Modern American society is based on what they laid down.
@@jbldriscollyeah but not all colors were persecuted in the United States during the 1940s. Keep in mind segregation and Jim Crow laws were in full effect and lynchings and other forms of hate crimes went on regularly so for the Tuskegee airmen to do what they did is significantly more heroic
This is America unfair and cruel to blacks in American history
I’m breathlessly proud of you Tuskegee Airmen! Thank you for your resolve, strength and SERVICE!
My Dad's uncle was a Tuskegee Airman! He flew over 170 combat missions in Italy.
Your family should be so proud of your dad's uncle. I serve 2 years in the US military, 7th special forces group fort Bragg North Carolina. I did not find any racism in my unit. We were all willing to die for each other. Agreement to hear that when the Tuskegee airmen came back to America they separated them from their comrades. There are times in history when the only word that will describe what our government has done is stupid. May the memories of the Red Tails never fade from our history
Your dad’s uncle is an American hero. Fought gallantly for an ungrateful nation that in reality was lucky they had him. I hope he lived long enough to get the overdue gratitude he so richly deserves.
That is so freaking awesome!!!!!!!!
@SteelerzReignSupremeII You don't have to.
I was fortunate to work with a Tuskegee airmen. Very nice man. It was a pleasure. RIP Dr. Coggs.
As a 12 year Airborne Infantry Vet, I'm both so very proud of the Red Tails and sad by what they had to endure to serve their country. Especially coming home.
These men were a different breed! So brave, so refined, AMAZING.
That's how ALL BLAKKK men used2 b until integration 😒💯💯
@@robertjohnson6284 racist
I am grateful for each one of these men. I am not a person of color, but the guts of these men are beyond due the respect we should have given them.
I met one of these black pilots about 10 years ago when his wife, my wife, and I were all volunteers at Doctors Hospital in Florida. It was an honor I will always remember!
They were the bravest of the brave, knew they had a job to do and did it, not knowing if they would come back alive or not. Hats off to these brave men
Beyond. And to have fought tirelessly for that opportunity to prove themselves? When you have whites who took easy outs because of "bone spurs"? The injustice makes me sick.
@@crystalmprincess15 thankfully Trump won’t get away with it, after he loses this election he’ll be sent to prison.
As a Fellow U.S. Airman in 2024 I Salute you Gentlemen, and your beautiful Families! I so wish i could have served alongside you in battle, but my heart fights with you always! Stand strong! 🙏 😊
I consider the men who fought in WW2 heroes. As a nurse, I had the privilege of taking care of many WW2 vets. And I once had one of the last of the Tuskegee airmen as a patient. Thank you for your service
THANK YOU!!!!
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They were the best. They never lost a bomber from the flights they escorted, and (no surprise) bomber formations specifically asked for them as escorts because they knew they were safe in the hands of the Tuskegee airmen.
False! They lost 27 bombers to the German Air Force. Where did you get this false information from? Hollywood movies? The organization...TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC the national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen claims they lost 27 bombers. Also the TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC backs
GOOGLE: MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN and it will tell the dates the T.A. lost bombers.
bombers under Tuskegee Airmen escort were shot down on seven different days:
June 9, 1944; June 13, 1944; July 12, 1944; July 18, 1944; July 20, 1944; August 24,
1944; and March 24, 1945.6
Moreover, the Tuskegee Airmen flew 311 missions for the
Fifteenth Air Force between earlyirmen June 1944 and late April 1945, and only 179 of those
missions escorted bombers.
SO CLAIMS...TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC...the national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen
@@nedstewart1
Thats a very impressive record.
@@leannedionysiusgarcia9628 Not when you consider Gen Jimmy Doolittle commander of the 8th, and later 15th.AAC ordered his fighter squadrons to fly in box formation and fly above the bombers and to abandon bomber formation and seek out and destroy the German Air force. This tactic cause an increase of bombers shot down but helped destroy the German Air Force and on D-Day the sky's above Europe belonged to the allies saving thousands of lives. You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
@@leannedionysiusgarcia9628 Yes, it was a good record esp. fewer bombers lost but they were dead last in kills for p-51 pilots in the 15th. Army Air Corp.But still they were very good at what they did. A better than average fighter group.They destroyed or damaged 36 German planes in the air & had 66 of their planes shot down in combat.
@@nedstewart1 Here you are again bud
My Great Grandfather my Grandpops dad Raymond Middlebrooks Sr was a Tuskegee Airmen I got a chance to meet him when I was young
My grandfather was a Tuskegee airman
My respects and thanks to your grandfather
Was he part of their mutiny in March 1945, when they defied a written order by their base commanding officer as testified by 2nd Lt. Roger "Bill" Terry, in their full-length documentary?
In their obvious attempt to get out of being transferred to the Pacific to fight the Japanese in a much more primitive environment, your grandad's buddies conduct got the special squadron disbanded.
Big thanks to your grandfather
My late uncle was a Tuskegee airman.
True legends that should honored for flying higher and faster then anyone god speed gentlemen
Except the me-262
What is the name of the magazine that featured black service men in the nineteenth forties
adrian delacruz, some were haitian's straight from haiti. google haitian tuskegee's.
@@josephlindor3708 facts!!
lol. none of them flew "HiGhEr or FaStEr" than anyone else
I can't even imagine having the amount of courage near these strong men. To go through hardship after hardship to protect your country. I salute to you men. To be so willing and devoted for what you believe in🙏
You are absolutely right heroes every last one of them.🥇🎖🗽
These guys were legends, they opened so many minds
Courageous soldiers. As I reflect on today (Memorial Day), these are the men I cherish and honor forever.
They never talked about these heros in my classes rip my bro and thank you you
That’s why I chose them for a project in my history class
@@sarahbunnell6632 keep up the awesome work. I didn’t learn about this in high school smh. I learned it after
God bless all Americans that died in ww2 yeah man many things that they don’t tech you in schools this is just one of them.
Our K-12 History books are completely whitewashed. They also defanged radicals like MLK. It took me until College to discover how much I had been lied to. And I've never been able to see this Country in the same way.
@@zvendiearschficker493 lol you are loss the colleges lie too about our history😂 this country is not perfect but there is no other country that comes close to The United States when it comes to freedom and many other things 😂. Whitewashed how. Most Americans know that mlk was not radical and name one history book that calls him such
The Red Tails were legends three times they got the Distinguished Unit Citation, Archer was given the Silver Star, they have 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Bronze Stars, 744 Air Metals, and 8 received the Purple Heart. They were the most decorated unit in WWII.
I was always thinking which of them got the silver star. Now I know. Archer was the only one in the fighter group to get the silver star because he was the only ace in that group.
But no Aces
@@jackrillema7423 top gun but it wasn’t accepted by the usaf until about 70 years later
What proof do you have of this? I heard the 357th. was the most decorated. Where did you get this information?
Please be wise using such comments like "most decorated unit in WW2" or "No Aces".
-Tuskegee Airmen is Exemplary and legends, but recorded history is 442nd RCT which is similar to the Tuskegee Airmen, also comprises of mostly Japanese American, 2nd generation.
- Aces? You want aces protecting your bombers? You will have aces, but you will have no bombers as well. Apparently no such commander in the world cares about your personal reputation but the mission comes first.
Funny thing about it is that we are all bleed red and we all are Americans. Thankfully there are men and women who helped overcome others short sightedness.
Economically speaking and it's so many other ways there seems to be a deep divide.
Racism and segregation is wrong, and humanity as a whole loses out.
Racism is just another word for ignorant and selfish person's.
@@ericdee6802 that’s also a definition for it as well
@@ericdee6802 tru
Agreed
We are all of one race , The human race
Outstanding youll lead the way & open the door for others to come after you! Semper Fi
Phantom 8541/0321 One Of The Few The Proud, some of them were straight from haiti. google haitian tuskegee's.
Now we need the full episode
My Great Uncle Robert "Bob" Ashby was part of the Tuskegee Airmen. I thank him and EVERY single Tuskegee airman for defending our country from the enemy!
Lol from the enemy wake up
@@fwc9500 Wake up? 🤔
@@solarflare3000 the United snakes of AMERIkkkA is the enemy!!! How do you think people feel when they see United snakes military tanks shooting AND bombing in their neighborhood and they have little kids living there 😡😠💯💯
May he R.I.P.
I met him on several ocassions thanks to my Dad who was a member of ARAC. Asa Herring was also a member of ARAC and my Dad spoke highly of him. May they all including my Dad, R.I.P.
The courage of these men to fight for a country that barely even considered them men, is awe inspiring
I was born into a "Jim Crow" America. 1961. Still angry about it. Having to ASK permission just to look at Gold Fish at the 5 & Dime. Segragated schools. Still to this day lives a dad taste in my mouth and heart.
blame lincoln
My father experince this back in 1958 in Oklahoma City, Ok. Dad was a company commander and was leading a convoy of trucks from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to White Sand Missle range in New Mexico. Stop over was in Oklahoma city and the manager refuse the room to father. He fought in WW2 and Korea and treated like this.....SUCKS
@@freddyflintstoned913 for what? Dying?
My dad had similar experience during jim crow. They has signs "no blacks, no Jews, no dogs" he was a jew. It was a hard time to be not white back then
What does dad taste like?
"They didn't change the training standards, and that was a plus for us." There is a lesson in that. (1:22) This should be considered as we consider education standards around the country. My dad was in WW2, in the Army, and later the Air Corps. Those guys, of any race, were the best and they saved the western world from fascism. The free world owes a debt of gratitude to the Tuskegee Airmen.
Heart swells with pride watching.
These brave men, these brave men, God bless these brave men.
Thank you for your service, airmen.
Do the full episode of the Tuskegee Airmen please.
We fought like devils, they thought we could not fly but we had the lowest casualties in airmen at that time..
Also the Tuskegee Airmen were less than 1% of the USAAC.
@@nedstewart1 oof
Amazing!! Knowing is half the battle....
20 years ago I walked into a post office in a little town in Nj...as I walked in, I noticed an elderly gentleman walking up behind me...he had white hair and the bluest eyes ive ever seen. He thanked me for holding the door...We began to talk, his name was James Hilton, he was one of the original Tuskegee airmen. He passed away just weeks after I met him. A true warrior.
I actually have a book told by some of the Tuskegee Airmen, and it is autographed by these legends.
Eleanor Rosevette was a huge supporter of these men which included going to the base and asking the men to take her for a ride.
I was working at Aviano Air force Base in Italy as a civilian I also played Jazz piano at special events so I got to meet one of the last surviving Red Tails. They were all jazz crazy and knew about Be Bop.
Rest in peace you heroes and thank you for your service!
How were they able to get footage above the planes in the 40s? That's amazing and beautiful how they flew together. 😍
It’s usually videotaped from a cameraman in a separate plane, probably an identical plane to the one the others were flying, which in this video was the B24 and the B17, but now today we use mainly drones and cameras attached to the aircraft themselves. A lot of this is animated also.
There's also gun camera footage which filled out a lot of Dogfights action footage.
Proud, determined, brace and super intelligent.
Hero's all! Thank you for your service! I salute to all Tuskegee Air Men!
They underestimate us, and we still shine through as being exceptional even till this day.
Tuskegee Airmen, 761st, Buffalo Soldiers, Montford Point Marines, they keep doubting we keep proving them wrong we are made in the image of God all things are possible!! We served in your honor! ✊🏾🇺🇸
Happy black history month !! I’m glad I was born with my skin, and all though we have a long way to go I wanna continue fighting!!
I was not born till after WWll, however, I have read about Tuskegee college and how they started the flying school as part of their curriculum. The advances the pilots made and how they were held back.
When they went into combat they were top fighter pilots.
They were great Americans and above average pilots. They had a good bomber protection record but was dead last in kills for P-51 pilots while flying
for the 15th. Army Air Corp. They destroyed or damaged 36 German planes in the air & had 66 of their planes shot down in combat.
The Tuskegee Airmen were dead last as P-51 pilots in kills flying for the 15th. Army Air Corp. I don't think the German Air Force feared them as far as air to air combat was concerned. Staying with the bombers meant they would have fewer kills compared to other fighter squadrons.
@@nedstewart1 racist
@@todtt I have posted many accolades concerning the Tuskegee Airmen. They were good pilots and pioneers in the civil rights movement. So if some one post truthfully about them and you don't like it you are quick to call them racist. I get it. Does the truth mean any thing to you?
I'll tell you who they were...they were freaking heroes!!! All of them. Some of the bravest men this country has ever produced. They not only had to fight a relentless enemy, but endure an ungrateful country at the same time. It's a shame that we're all not as dedicated as Americans.
As a Mexican American, I salute these brave black airmen
I am going to use this video in my Social Studies class
Great.
Legends who were more loved than they knew
God bless these men...
So many gratitude for so many… and the reality of the associations of the word Tuskegee….
It’s also true… better and the nascent ways people treat the work of better… the minimizing…
Tuskegee Airmen. America should always be grateful to these black fighter pilots.
The Man At The State Of The Union (2020) was a Tuskegee Airmen.
What Black Americans went through just to be recognized!
Light Bishop1 I watched it all the way through proud is what I say to that 100-year-old airman much respect.
Light Bishop1 He’s in this video @ 4:15
@@skyserf Your right!
Never forget you.....Thank you for EVERTHING💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
POV : your in social studies but you need to watch this for an assiment
Yup
LMAOO LITERALLY ME RN
You lucky mf’s, I’d kill to use Dogfights for social studies
If your school is teaching you this in social studies, then please be thankful.
As a proud disabled Army veteran I love seeing thumbs down on stories about us serving this country and if any veterans with the thumbs down not surprised racism has no boundaries
These were men who decided to be heroes instead of victims and should be continuously praised highly!
Thank you for your service🙏
I went threw grade and high school and they never spoke of these guys. Not until I read Gordon Park’s “A Choice of Weapons” and he talked about one of his photography assignments being to photograph these guys did I learn about their existence !!!
Thanks for highlighting this History channel.
The 3-coins sets of 2021 Tuskegee Airmen 25c coins are selling for $30 now on ebay. Wow! Quite the demand. They're running out in less than two weeks. An historic time to release such a set!
I grew up in the 60's and 70's mostly in apartment complexes in the suburbs of NYC. Our group of friends never saw the color of each other's skin, we were just friends and we played, rode bicycles, went to the movies, had sleepovers, had dinners at each others homes, etc. It never mattered that we were different skin colors or ethnicities. Black, White, Hispanic and Asian, we were just friends to each other. We were young and really didn't know otherwise of the outside world of racism - the way it ought to be! It was no wonder our friendships made our parents smile. It is the way the world should have always been and should always be.
What an iconic group of African Americans. Their actions made history.
Drew brees should watch this
These guys are American legends
Rip to my Great Grandpa Elmer Kersey. Glad I knew about your greatness
The red tail pilot's , where some of the best pilot's , there ever was
I'm a white guy and I salute you men , I would have loved to have sereved along side of you !!
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My Uncle 2Lt Rhohelia BoB Webb..Very pround of him. Was a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen.
Who were they? They were some of the finest pilots in WWII that you don't hear about in high school.
God bless all Americans that served in ww2 these airmen fought for my freedom. Gods speed 🇺🇸🦅🗽
I'm a Nam vet '72 and now an RN. A couple of years ago I had the privilege of caring for a man who told me he was a Tuskegee airman. I told him I was not worthy to stand on the ground in front of him. I asked both shifts of nurses if they had ever heard of the Tuskegee airmen. Of course, all I got were dumb looks. I proceeded to give them a short history lesson and assured them they weren't worthy to care for him either.
God bless them, thank you for your service.
Thank you all..God Bless you all..R I P
Dude!.. I just watched this very video not five hours ago, and youtub just threw it back on my recommended channel WITHOUT having that red bar at the bottom to tell me I had watched it! They stopped putting that there to waste more of our time - but it gave me a chance to make sure I 'liked' this video,, and then complain to you and 'them' that "they" are really THAT petty
Hoping the Redskins change their name to Red Tails in honor of these heroes!
So ignore other American hero’s or history to replace with another? Why not just find an original way to honour them.
@@Jason-me1bs it's about the fact that "redskin" is considered offensive to Native Americans. It isn't about ignoring history. And I suggested this after the Redskins announced that they would be changing their name anyway
@@Jason-me1bs so you don't think these brave men deserve recognition?
"An experiment..."
Well as a Navy Vet and Tuskegee University Alumni can at least say I know this important aspect of African American history lol .
Tuskegee Airmen you fought heroically for freedom against Nazism and racism, tank you with all my heart! I am building the fighter model P 51 Red Tail of the airfield in Ramitelli.
A family friend piloted B-24’s out of North Africa and later on Italy. He stated his group often asked for these airmen to be their escorts. On one mission his bomber was shot up pretty well. His gunners were shot up as well and did not have much of a chance to shoot back if attacked. Due to their mechanical issues they slowly dropped out of the return flight. That was not a good place to be as the stragglers were easy to pick off. They feared the worst when two Tuskegee Airmen pulled up next to them. They could not communicate in that his radios were gone, but these two guys stayed with them most all the way home. They made it home and he gives all the credit to these two men, men he never knew and never met.
Exactly who did they ask to get the T.A as escorts? Escorting was done on a strict rotational basis according to information found on the web site TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC the main chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. To have them escort a mission was an advantage. The T.A. had 64 fighters in their squadron vs 48 fighters in other fighter groups. The had a very good bomber protection record...but were dead last in kills as P-51 pilots for the 15th. Army Air Force.Very good pilots how ever.
@@nedstewart1 Can’t answer your questions. He never said much more.
This is what we should be teaching all year round
These men are brave. I’d be their wing man any day. Perfect example. What doesn’t kill you. Only makes you stronger.❤
1:08 An experiment? No, THAT was when the government gave all those people syphilis without informed consent. I'm gonna need a citation from your source that ever referred to this training as an "experiment."
You are correct. The 'Tuskegee Experiment' was the medical study. My father 2nd Lt. Jack Chin, and the other 991 Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen took part in the program called the 'Tuskegee Experience', which was a study designed to determine their ability to not only operate complex aircraft, but to also do so in a combat scenario.
The Tuskegee Airmen were elevated to displace the Tuskegee Experiments in popular memory.
These men should be invited to predominantly black schools. They should be set as example of how to succeed, instead of the few who keeps on telling them that they had no chance and just stay victim
Our finest!
Another unsung hero of WWII is Charles R. Drew. He developed a method for processing blood for transfusions. Ironically he died when he was in an accident and when transported to the closest hospital was turned away because he was black. He died on the way to the black hospital, probably from blood loss.
Charles McGee flew into the sunset today at 102 years of age. This man, who against the ugliest of odds, endured. He fought for freedom when he was always denied his own entirely. I can not express my gratitude enough. That would be utterly impossible. But I will say this. Men are judged by history when facing man against man, measure for measure. And in this man’s life, he experienced hatred because of the color of his skin, and a culture that far surpasses western civilization. Jealousy and fear coupled with brutality will always loose in the end.
Mr McGee is an American Hero of the highest order. And likes of him and the other airmen, will not ever be seen again.
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Don’t sell them short, they aren’t black hero’s, they are American hero’s.
This is awesome!!
They deserved a better movie
Justice is indivisible! A threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
I respect them
I salute these American hero's!
0:33 Where's the black press today? And why aren't they putting 'pressure on the cause for reparations?
Hero’s, each and every one of them
how embarrassing...US segregating those brave men...smh.
They gave them each a beast fighter plane (P-51) and they took the fight to the enemy