Bibliograph

The Tuskegee airmen, Rubicon Productions ; produced and directed by W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; written by Bill Reifenberger ; associate producer, Alex Jennings, Anne Greene

Type

Label

The Tuskegee airmen, Rubicon Productions ; produced and directed by W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; written by Bill Reifenberger ; associate producer, Alex Jennings, Anne Greene

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

The Tuskegee airmen

Oclc number

55742667

Responsibility statement

Rubicon Productions ; produced and directed by W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; written by Bill Reifenberger ; associate producer, Alex Jennings, Anne Greene

Runtime

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification