text xxu Alexandria, VA] Hollywood, Calif PBS Home Video Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment c2003 monographic eng

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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color (with black and white sequences) ; 4 3/4 in. The story of an experiment -- "to see if Blacks had the intellectual and physical ability to fly an aircraft in combat." These pilots, trained in the "deep South," became the Tuskegee Airmen, flying combat aircraft during World War II for their country. They battled on two fronts: against the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa, and the racism at home. Coming home -- The battle for the right to fight -- Welcome to Tuskegee -- Learning to fly -- Winning their wings -- Trial by fire -- Victory for the Red Tails -- A disappointing homecoming -- An everlasting legacy. Rubicon Productions ; produced and directed by W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; written by Bill Reifenberger ; associate producer, Alex Jennings, Anne Greene. Originally broadcast in 2002 on Alabama Public Television; nationwide on PBS in 2003. Narrated by Ossie Davis. Narrated by Ossie Davis; director of photography, Marcus M. Smith ; editor, W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; music, Adrienne Penebre, Peter Penebre ; audio post production, Burning Barn Sound & Music. United States Army Air Forces Fighter Group, 332nd United States Army Air Forces Fighter Squadron, 99th World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American D810 078064266X 161121 20201001115057.0