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Movie (2012)
Quebec title : L'Escadron Red Tails
Starring:
Nate Parker (Capt. Marty 'Easy' Julian)
David Oyelowo (1st Lt. Joe 'Lightning' Little)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (Maj. Emanuel Stance)
Terrence Howard (Col. A. J. Bullard)
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Flown by the Tuskeegee Airmen during the first half of the movie. The CGI and mock-up planes are the P-40E whereas the real planes seen in the movie are P-40N. The latter was also used as a stand-in for the P-40E in the movie Pearl Harbor.
North American P-51C Mustang
Seen during the opening battle used as fighter escort for the B-17s.
North American P-51D Mustang
Resquested by Colonel Bullard and used during the second half of the movie as the replacement for the older P-40s.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G
Used throughout the whole movie by the German Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka
Various Aircraft (Identification Chart)
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Used by the Luftwaffe during the final battle. The Me 262 was never used in such large numbers as seen in the movie.
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
Seen in several shots.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Most B-17s are the G-Model. They are seen camouflaged, but also in a bright aluminum-finish.
Douglas C-47A Skytrain
On the right.
Code 2100884 corresponds to registration N147DC, c/n 19347 built in 1943. Operated by Aces High and based in England.
Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
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