2 real historical locations · Italy, United States
A 1995 HBO film about the first African-American military aviators — the men who trained at Tuskegee, Alabama and became the 332nd Fighter Group. Starring Laurence Fishburne, it brought the story of these pioneering pilots to mainstream audiences before Red Tails.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Italy, United States.
The 1995 HBO film follows Black pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group from their segregated training at Tuskegee to their combat record escorting bombers over Eu...
The Tuskegee Airmen trained at Moton Field and Tuskegee Army Air Field in a segregated programme the War Department had not expected to succeed. The 332nd Fighter Group flew 15,000 sorties, received three Distinguishe...
View location →The 332nd Fighter Group operates from Ramitelli on the Adriatic coast — escorting bombing missions deep into Germany, Romania and Austria, recording an unmat...
Ramitelli airbase in the Foggia plain was the 332nd's operational base from June 1944. From here they flew escort missions including the famous 25 March 1945 Berlin mission — the longest escort mission of the war. The...
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