“Red Tail Angels” to the allied bombers they escorted and the allied troops on the ground they supported.
The “Red Tails” fought and flew as if they had nothing to lose and everything to gain, terrifying their Axis opponents. They shot down three Me-262 jet fighters in a single day.
Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group earned 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses.
The American Heroes Channel (formerly The Military Channel) features the Tuskegee Airmen in one of their shows, “Red Tails” in the series titled “Air Aces.” You will enjoy watching the show and the series. Bomber crews preferred the Red Tails as bomber support since they were so skilled and professional.
One of the leaders was captured by the Germans. Upon being interrogated he learned that the Germans knew more about him than he did himself. Great airmen, great flyers, great Americans. Treat yourself to the show.
General McGee is one of the narrators for the Air Aces show about the Tuskegee Airmen.
My uncle was a co-pilot flying a B-24 Liberator bomber out of Italy. I wonder if the Red Tails escorted his group on their missions. I guess I’ll never know.