Wings for This Man (1945)
- Genre
- documentary film, propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film documents the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots in the U.S. military during World War II. It shows their training, overcoming prejudice, and combat successes in aerial dogfights over Europe.
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What happens
Wings for this Man is a propaganda film produced in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of African-American pilots in the US military formed during World War II. The film begins with dramatic footage of aerial combat over Italy, showing an outnumbered American squadron successfully dogfighting a Luftwaffe 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 the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and the founding of the airstrip near it. The narrator, future President Ronald 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
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Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War (2012)
Red Tails (2012)
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
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The Negro Sailor (1945)
The Negro Soldier (1944)
Combat America (1945)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.