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The Tuskegee airmen /

This inspiring World War II story spotlights 450 men who fought on two fronts at once. Black American aviators, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, battled Axis powers in Europe and North Africa and then took on racism at home. Trained by the segregated military system as an experiment to see if blacks co...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Davis, Ossie (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Subjects:
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Fighter Group, 332nd.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Fighter Squadron, 99th.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Fighter Group, 332nd
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Fighter Squadron, 99th
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
African American fighter pilots > History.
Pilotes de chasse noirs américains > Histoire.
African American fighter pilots
Military operations, Aerial > American
Military participation > African American
1939-1945
Downloadable video.
Documentary television programs
History
Made-for-TV movies
Nonfiction television programs
Documentary television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary > Television special.
Documentaires télévisés.
Téléfilms.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This inspiring World War II story spotlights 450 men who fought on two fronts at once. Black American aviators, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, battled Axis powers in Europe and North Africa and then took on racism at home. Trained by the segregated military system as an experiment to see if blacks could fly in combat, these pilots made more than 15,000 sorties and 1,500 missions. Their success led to the integration of the U.S. armed forces.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as a documentary film in 2002.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (56 min., 44 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:All audiences.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Marcus M. Smith ; music composed by Burning Barn Sound & Music.
ISBN:9781415701133
141570113X