More recently, Red Tails tried to be more upbeat than the standard war movie and tells the story of the first US military African American fighter squadron, who became known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
Some of the points made in the film weren’t true, such as the assumption that they didn’t suffer any losses under enemy fire. However, the truth is that over 25 of their bombers were shot down throughout World War Two.
One of the movie’s main characters was portrayed as one of the best fighter pilots in combat during the war. However, records show that the squadron didn’t have any flying aces.
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