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In reply to the discussion: What's your favorite submarine movie? [View all]red dog 1
(28,768 posts)..about "the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany"
The author mentions the Tuskegee Airmen, the group of African-American fighter pilots who flew P-51 Mustangs in the 332nd Fighter Group.
The Mustangs (P-51s) flew above the B-17 & B 24 bombers, protecting them from the German fighters.
George McGovern was a B-24 pilot who is mentioned quite often in "Wild Blue"
He had much praise for the Tuskegee Airmen, and in the book, he and other B-24 pilots met some of the P-51 pilots, and thanked them & bought them drinks.
BTW, I just found a great read about the Tuskegee Airmen called:
"The Tuskegee Airmen: First Group of African-American Fighter Pilots in WW 2"
http://acepilots.com/usaaf_tusk.html
(I may soon do an OP based on the Tuskegee Airmen)