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'Tuskegee Legacy Continues'
- Thread starter Panther_99FS
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CodyValkyrie
Charter Member 2016
Bless those men!
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Technogrunt
Guest
Legend has it that the Tuskegee airmen never lost a bomber while on a milk run.
lifejogger
Lost in Texas
:ernae::ernae::ernae:
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tigisfat
Guest
While they were one of the best (if not the best) the Airmen themselves have said that they are embarassed by this rumor, and they don't know how it got started. To do so woud be nearly impossible.
Yikes, you're in for it now…
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This subject came up here once before. I believe it started when somebody posted a link to an article by an historian who had done some research that supported the notion that the "legend" may not be fact...
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The reaction here was sudden and hostile...
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To me the legacy of the “Red Tails”, their war record, and the trying conditions under which they did their duty to their country stands on its own, and needs no “embellishment”, if indeed that this well known “legend” is…
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Curtis P40
Charter Member
Well said, PBR.Salute
Curt
p.s. I'll second the motion for a saluting smiley.
Curtis P40
Charter Member
Sorry PRB, I must of had something else on/in my mind 
Curt
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Technogrunt
Guest
Whether the legend is true or not it is still a legend. With the obstacles of ignorance and bigotry, these men had to overcome just to prove that they were worthy to fly in the Army Air Corp, let alone fly the Army Air Corp's premier fighter the P-51, they deserve the status of Legend.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
To clarify....
1) The Legend was globally acknowledged fact until very recently (Last 5yrs and less)...
2) The Tuskegee Airmen weren't the only unit in WW-II to have been known to have not lost a bomber to enemy aircraft....(although I need to research this because I don't know who the other unit is..)
But whether or not they lost a bomber is "small" when considering that in the big picture of things, they almost never had the opportunity to even exist....
For Inquiring Minds--> http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070207-059.pdf
1) The Legend was globally acknowledged fact until very recently (Last 5yrs and less)...
2) The Tuskegee Airmen weren't the only unit in WW-II to have been known to have not lost a bomber to enemy aircraft....(although I need to research this because I don't know who the other unit is..)
But whether or not they lost a bomber is "small" when considering that in the big picture of things, they almost never had the opportunity to even exist....
For Inquiring Minds--> http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070207-059.pdf
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tigisfat
Guest
I wouldn't say that the 'story' about never having lost a bomber is the legend, I'd say the men themselves are the legend. The legend defies modern 'over-the-top' political correctness: Their rise to fame (and becoming a household name) through achievement and duty came during a time not known for civil rights in America. That's saying something.
I also noticed that these gentlemen have aged quite well over the years.
It looks like they're wearing modern flightsuits. One of my favorite things to do is get together with Airmen of the past. We have official events all the time like this. Just last week, a group of WWII bomber pilots asked to come out to the base and check things out. We were only honored to show off our aircraft and ask questions about yesterday's Air Force. Anyone with service pride will get a kick out of the type of education you can only recieve from someone who helped form the basic ideals of airpower, and lived it.
I also noticed that these gentlemen have aged quite well over the years.
It looks like they're wearing modern flightsuits. One of my favorite things to do is get together with Airmen of the past. We have official events all the time like this. Just last week, a group of WWII bomber pilots asked to come out to the base and check things out. We were only honored to show off our aircraft and ask questions about yesterday's Air Force. Anyone with service pride will get a kick out of the type of education you can only recieve from someone who helped form the basic ideals of airpower, and lived it.