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245 _aThe tuskegee airmen /
_cRubicon Productions ; produced and directed by W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; written by Bill Reifenberger ; associate producer, Alex Jennings, Anne Greene.
_hVideorecording
260 _a[Alexandria, VA] :
_aHollywood, Calif. :
_bPBS Home Video ;
_bDistributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
_cc2003.
300 _a1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) :
_bsound, color (with black and white sequences) ;
_c4 3/4 in.
500 _aOriginally broadcast in 2002 on Alabama Public Television; nationwide on PBS in 2003.
505 _aComing 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.
508 _aNarrated 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.
511 _aNarrated by Ossie Davis.
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aUnited States.
_xArmy Air Forces.
_xFighter Group, 332nd.
650 _aUnited States
_xArmy Air Forces
_xFighter Squadron, 99th.
650 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xAerial operations, American.
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