The pilots America didn't want became the heroes Germany couldn't stop.
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who saw combat during the Second World War. The 332nd Fighter Group stands apart from any other air force fighter groups in the Second World War: all personnel, from pilots to ground crew to surgeons, were black. They confounded expectations and prejudices existing in America in the thirties and forties about the abilities of black Americans. They excelled as pilots and became a crack unit, showing great courage and skill and achieving where other fighter groups had failed. Despite this, they were segregated on the ground and in the air from the white flyers whose lives they protected. (Alexander Street)
Acting
Real Tuskegee Airmen telling their own stories—no dramatization needed.
Editing
Archival footage hits harder than any recreation could.
Director
Madonna Benjamin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 332nd never lost a single bomber they escorted to enemy aircraft—a record unmatched by any other fighter group in the war.
Director Madonna Benjamin made this during the 1990s wave of Tuskegee recognition, before the 2012 Lucasfilm feature finally brought wider attention.
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