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The first African American fighter pilots were known as?
The first African-American fighter pilots for the United States were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 447th Bombardment Group in the USAAF in WWII. The 332nd was an amalgamation of the 99th, 100th, 301st, and 302nd Pursuit Squadrons. They were active between 1940 and 1946. Nicknames included Red Tails, Red-Tail Angels, and Tuskegee Airmen. The name "Red Tails" comes from their signature of painting the tails of their fighters red. They began with Curtis P-40 Warhawks, then temporarily switched to Bell P-39 Airacobras in March 1944. From June to July of 1944, they flew Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, and afterward transitioned to North American P-51 Mustangs, for which they are most famous.
What was the name of the group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II?
They were known as "the Tuskeegee Airmen" or - alternatively "Red Tails." Officially, they formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. All black military pilots who trained in the United States trained at Moton Field, the Tuskegee Army Air Field, and were educated at Tuskegee University, located near Tuskegee, Alabama. When the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group painted the tails of their P-47s and later, P-51s, red, the nickname "Red Tails" was coined.Of the 179 bomber escort missions the 332nd Fighter Group flew for the Fifteenth Air Force, the group encountered enemy aircraft on 35 of those missions and lost bombers to enemy aircraft on only seven, and the total number of bombers lost was 27. By comparison, the average number of bombers lost by the other P-51 fighter groups of the Fifteenth Air Force during the same period was 46.
Is there a movie about black pilots in World War 2?
The Tuskegee Airmen Another one that came out recently, was Red Tails.
What nicknames did the Tuskegee airmen get?
The Tuskegee Airmen have their own official website. It is called the tuskegeeairman org and it has a list of all the men who were in this group. I did not see individual nicknames but you can look up each airmen on their site. They were called the Tuskegee Airmen because they trained at the airbase in Tuskegee, Alabama. The organization's site also lists their squadron and where they flew.
Which pool player is nicknamed red widow?
There is no major pool player that is nicknamed the Red Widow.
What would have happened if the us did not fight in the Vietnam war?
Today's jets would not have guns on them, and there would not have been a gunfighter school for fighter pilots (Top Gun and Red Flag).
When is Red Tails being released?
Red Tails will release in 2010.
What is the duration of Red Tails?
The duration of Red Tails is 2.02 hours.
When was The Red Fighter Pilot created?
The Red Fighter Pilot was created in 1917.
When was Red Tails created?
Red Tails was created on 2012-01-20.
When was Red Tails released?
Red Tails was released on 01/20/2012.
What was the Production Budget for Red Tails?
The Production Budget for Red Tails was $58,000,000.
