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

Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Alexandria, VA] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2003.Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color (with black and white sequences) ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 078064266X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D810
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.
Production credits:
  • Narrated by Ossie Davis; director of photography, Marcus M. Smith ; editor, W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; music, Adrienne Penebre, Peter Penebre ; audio post production, Burning Barn Sound & Music.
Narrated by Ossie Davis.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.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
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Originally broadcast in 2002 on Alabama Public Television; nationwide on PBS in 2003.

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.

Narrated by Ossie Davis; director of photography, Marcus M. Smith ; editor, W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; music, Adrienne Penebre, Peter Penebre ; audio post production, Burning Barn Sound & Music.

Narrated by Ossie Davis.

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.