Living in Britain it is hard to appreciate how much deeper the racial divide was in the United States especially during the time from when they entered the 1939-45 war. I lost a father unnecessarily during that war so was emotionally angry by the time it ended and would have liked to have known what happened to all the key personnel whether they stayed in the Army Air Corp or returned to civilian life and how they got on. The record that the Tuskagee 400 or so airmen achieved of not losing a single Flying Fortress during bombing missions to Berlin and elsewhere wasn't just impressive bearing in mind so much racial abuse and restrictions compared to the lack of problems that even Polish, Czech, Canadian, Australian and Free French Fighter pilots had in the Battle of Britain but was admirably portrayed by Laurence Fishbourne and others.
Review of The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen
(1995 TV Movie)
Why did this excellent film have to wait fifty two years to be made ?
24 December 2009