Masters of the Air
I find it hard to understand why so many posters can’t fathom the inclusion of the Tuskeegee airmen in MOTA. It’s nothing to do with ‘missing episodes’ - we all know why really…
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It was i believe to be 10 episodes but rumours said it was cut short due to Covid and episode 9 extended, some of the stories were hence condensed at the end, more on why the Tuskeegee airman were included here, it's a long article so a link only.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...oup-180983629/
What happened to everyone in real life etc during and after the war.
https://screenrant.com/masters-of-th...ing-explained/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...oup-180983629/
What happened to everyone in real life etc during and after the war.
https://screenrant.com/masters-of-th...ing-explained/
Because they made a contribution?"Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group earned 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses. "
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Yes, it gave perspective to the presence of black flyers in the prison camp, but (overall plot wise), that didn't seem to be a major plot point requiring an entire episode for their intro. However it is quite possible that the Tuskegee group would have played a bigger, more significant role in the missing episodes - so perhaps the cynical view is just that - overly cynical.
Because they made a contribution?"Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group earned 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses.
BTW, in the "Bloody Hundredth" companion piece, I was interested and more than little surprised that the Tuskegee POWs reported there was little overt racism displayed in the POW camps - I certainly didn't expect that based on the overall racial attitudes at the time.
Apparently the 'we're all in this together' feeling was stronger than any racial biases.
A criticism of the overall production - all the poorly lit, dark, nighttime scenes were annoying. Yea, I get that some of the scenes occurred at night, but the lighting was so dim it was difficult to see and understand what was going on in the scene.
"so it is a legit question as to why the focus on just Tuskegee?"
Maybe to start making up for the decades they were ignored?
Maybe to start making up for the decades they were ignored?
They were not part of the 8th AF, which is what the series was about. Plus, there have been films and books about them - their contribution has already been recognised.
