This book honors the military and national contributions of The Tuskegee Airmen-African American Pilots known as “Red Tails” who never lost a bomber they escorted during World War II. These decorated pilots overcame a prejudiced study in 1925 by the US War Department, which concluded that Blacks cannot fly a complex airplane.” The success of the “Red Tails” is documented in this book, beginning with Eleanor Roosevelt being flown by a Tuskegee pilot, which led to the deployment of the Tuskegee pilots in the War.
Chronicled are the events leading to the Tuskegee Pilot Training and their record during WW II, their post war achievements which included each pilot receiving a doctorate degree from Tuskegee University and being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and especially their influence in President Truman in 1948 to issue “Executive Order 9981 that integrated the military in the United States of America.
