Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania's Tuskegee Airmen

Tue, Nov 10 3:00 P.M. NH Explore (11.2)  

FLY BOYS: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S TUSKEGEE AIRMEN tells the story of struggle and the ultimate triumph of the brave African-American soldiers who served their country during World War II. The film chronicles the "Tuskegee Airmen" program, a controversial military initiative designed to measure African-Americans' competence for flying the engines of war. This fascinating documentary features the stories of the more than 40 aviators from western Pennsylvania, including the pilots, navigators and bombardiers who flew fighter and bomber planes during the war, as well as the maintenance and support staff, instructors and personnel who kept the planes in the air.

Duration: 57 minutes and 0 seconds

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Tue, Nov 10	3:00 P.M.	Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania's Tuskegee Airmen     NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Nov 11	4:02 A.M.	Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania's Tuskegee Airmen     NH Explore (11.2)

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