Tuskegee airmen

• of pneumonia at age 90. His burial coincided with the official opening in theaters of Red Tails, a George Lucas-produced movie retelling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen who debunked widely held beliefs that black pilots were incapable of fighting in combat.
(AP - msnbc.com)
• Some of the original pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program are expected to take part in the nationwide premiere of the film, which is based on true story in World War II era.
(AceShowbiz)
• When a fictionalized account of the World War II all-black Army Air Corps unit nicknamed the Tuskegee Airmen opens today, it will be watched by a critic who knows, firsthand, fiction from fact.
(Duluth News Tribune)
• The Jeep® brand is partnering with Lucasfilm as part of a sponsorship to support their latest feature film, Red Tails.
(Yahoo Finance)
• 1/20/2012 - ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Family members, friends and fellow service members gathered Jan. 20 here to honor the life and contributions of an original Tuskegee Airmen. Retired Lt. Col.
(AF.mil)
• Luke Weathers Jr.s burial comes as Hollywood is flooding U.S. theaters Friday with the action film Red Tails, based on the Tuskegee Airmen and their struggles for equal treatment. They were the first black aviators in U.S.
(Philadelphia Daily News)
• Col. Luke Weathers Jr. was given full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. He was one of the few surviving original Tuskegee Airmen. "He was very proud of being a black man. He was very proud of his race.
(ABC 27)
• NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter flew 77 missions during World War II and crashed landed only once, impressive numbers that challenged those skeptical of the abilities of black aviators.
(Cherokee Tribune)
• MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a proclamation honoring the famed Tuskegee Airmen. He said the unit of black fighter pilots fought both an enemy overseas and the enemy of racism at home.
(msnbc.com)
• TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - A big night Thursday for the Glass City as it hosted the nationwide premiere of the new film, Red Tails. George Lucas is the executive producer.
(WTOL-TV)