Red Tails Official

: Between 1941 and 1946, over 1,000 pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program , flying over 15,000 sorties.

: On March 24, 1945, they completed a 1,600-mile round-trip mission to Berlin, successfully shooting down three German ME-262 jet fighters despite flying propeller-driven planes. Red Tails

A Tale of the Red Tails > 944th Fighter Wing > Article Display : Between 1941 and 1946, over 1,000 pilots

: Their success directly challenged racist military studies of the era and paved the way for the integration of the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948. The 2012 Film Armed Forces in 1948

Directed by Anthony Hemingway and produced by George Lucas, the movie Red Tails was a passion project Lucas developed for over 20 years. It remains a significant, though debated, piece of cinema history:

The nickname "Red Tails" comes from the distinctive deep red paint used on the tails of the P-51 Mustangs flown by the during World War II. Their record is one of the most distinguished in American military history: