What Hollywood Got Right and Wrong about the Tuskegee Airmen in the Great New Movie Red Tails

The new George Lucas movie called Red Tails focuses attention on the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II and their combat operations overseas. Loaded with special effects and a great cast, the movie is thrilling and inspiring, but how accurate is it historically? Military historian Daniel Haulman takes an appreciative look at Red Tails, comparing it to the actual missions of the Tuskegee Airmen and offering places where interested viewers could study the events further.

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Dr. Daniel L. Haulman is Chief, Organizational History Division, at the United States Air Force Historical Research Agency, where he has worked since 1982. He has authored many books and published dozens of articles on aviation history, including specifically about the Tuskegee Airmen. He is the author The Tuskegee Airmen, An Illustrated History (as co-author) and Eleven Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen, both published by NewSouth Books. Dr. Haulman travels extensively to present on the subject of the Tuskegee Airmen. He is considered by many to be a foremost expert on the subject. As a member of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. for many years, he has attended seven of the organization's conventions and counts many Airmen as personal friends.

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