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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMBI Publishing Company LLC
ISBN-100760302545
ISBN-139780760302545
eBay Product ID (ePID)1149268
Product Key Features
Number of Pages156 Pages
Publication NameTuskegee's Heroes : As Depicted in the Aviation Art of Roy E. La Grone
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectMilitary / World War II, Aviation / History, Military / United States, General, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorAnn Cooper, Charlie Cooper
Subject AreaTransportation, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight40.9 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN96-002735
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal[B]
SynopsisThis is the story of the brave black pilots, trained at Tuskegee Air Force Base in Alabama, who fought in North Africa and Europe against the Nazis. In spite of their own casualties, the red-tailed P-40 and P-51 fighter-escort planes of the Tuskegee pilots never lost a bomber on any mission--in fact, bomber groups often requested the red tails as escorts. 120 archival photos. 35 full-color paintings., Pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, a squadron of Black fighter pilots who fought with courage and skill.