TY - GEN AB - The story of an experiment -- "to see if Blacks had the intellectual and physical ability to fly an aircraft in combat." These pilots, trained in the "deep South," became the Tuskegee Airmen, flying combat aircraft during World War II for their country. They battled on two fronts: against the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa, and the racism at home. AU - Perkins, W. Drew. AU - Reifenberger, Bill. AU - Jennings, Alex, AU - Greene, Anne. AU - Davis, Ossie. AU - Smith, Marcus M. CN - D810.N4 CN - D810.N4 CY - [Alexandria, VA] : CY - Hollywood, Calif. : DA - [2004] ID - 434023 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - African American fighter pilots LA - Closed-captioned. N1 - Originally broadcast in 2002 on Alabama Public Television; nationwide on PBS in 2003. N2 - The story of an experiment -- "to see if Blacks had the intellectual and physical ability to fly an aircraft in combat." These pilots, trained in the "deep South," became the Tuskegee Airmen, flying combat aircraft during World War II for their country. They battled on two fronts: against the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa, and the racism at home. PB - PBS Home Video ; PB - Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, PP - [Alexandria, VA] : PP - Hollywood, Calif. : PY - [2004] SN - 141570113X SN - 9781415701133 T1 - The Tuskegee airmen TI - The Tuskegee airmen ER -