Category: Military/Aviation
Tuskegee Airmen – Part 2: The Enemy Within
6.58K Views1 Likes
Criticism of the 99th's overseas combat record was instantaneous and virulent. After only a few months in combat, the Commander of the 12th Air Support Command assailed the performance of the Black pilots. "Officers ...
The Chief (Alfred Anderson)
4.12K Views1 Likes
The father of Black Aviation, Charles A. “Chief” Anderson, turned the tide against segregation in the armed services when he gave Eleanor Roosevelt her first plane ride with a Black pilot – an experience which the US ...
Tuskegee Airmen: Pt. 4 – Red Tails and Black Aces
4.09K Views1 Likes
The mere decision to go to war for their country, a country that deprived them of basic human rights, proves even further the competence and unheralded character of some of the greatest men in American history. The pi...
The Tuskegee Airmen
3.70K Views1 Likes
Action-filled 90-minute theatrical documentary of how The Tuskegee Airmen Shot Jim Crow Out of the Skies. A true WWII story starring the real heroes themselves: Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Edward C. Gleed, Roscoe C. Brown...
Gen. Frank E. Petersen: A Real Tough Guy
3.24K Views2 Likes
A profile in the courage of Frank E. Petersen, the first Black general to wear Marine Green. Guest: General Frank E. Peterson (302)
Gender In The Military: The Air Force
3.09K Views0 Likes
Officials respond to charges of gender discrimination in the Air Force. (1813)
When The Sisters Came Marching Home
3.06K Views1 Likes
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only African-American WAC unit to serve overseas in WWII. This unit was responsible for redirecting the mail to the GI's on the battlefield, a Sisyphean feat, cons...
America’s Black Eagles: The Tuskegee Airmen — 4-Part Series
2.95K Views1 Likes
Discusses the Black experience in the military, focuses on the training and participation of Black airmen in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, such as the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron. Also ...