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| Wings for This Man | |
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| Produced by | First Motion Picture Unit,Army Air Forces |
| Narrated by | Ronald Reagan |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wings for this Man is a propaganda film produced in 1945 by theU.S. Army Air ForcesFirst Motion Picture Unit about theTuskegee Airmen,[1] the first unit of African-American pilots in the US military formed duringWorld War II.
The film begins with dramatic footage of aerialcombat over Italy, showing an outnumbered American squadron successfullydogfighting aLuftwaffe formation. When the pilots land they step out and are revealed to be black.
The picture then tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, starting with theTuskegee Institute in Alabama and the founding of the airstrip near it. The narrator, future PresidentRonald Reagan, notes that the airmen had to overcome exceeding odds to get the unit created and notes that "there was misunderstanding, distrust and prejudice that had to be cleared away" before the unit could form. A rather standard training/combat/casualty sequence then follows, culminating in the third anniversary celebration of the unit followed by a parade.
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