The Lonely Eagles aka WWII Tuskegee Black Air Men, 99th Pursuit Squadron

The Lonely Eagles aka WWII Tuskegee Black Air Men, 99th Pursuit Squadron Air Force Now ?? SOF speaking about Negro Unit, 99th Pursuit Squadron. Graduation speech to Black graduates. 09:11:08 Title: The Lonely Eagles 09:11:17 Black Airman SOF outside F-4. “...AF has come a long way from 35 years ago in Tuskegee, Alabama.” 09:12:03 Shots of biplane modern day, segues to older footage. Black in Link Trainer & others in uniform in classes. At desks w/ headsets; training on land, training in flight, start up of Black Air Corp. Fly-overs. Interview w/ Chief Alfred Anderson standing on weed grown runway, about training program. Stills & remains of chimney, hanger, etc. Footage of 1940s flight line, planes taking off, airmen marching in formation & graduation ceremony on tarmac. Interview w/ Tuskegee pilots: Lt. Gen. B.O. Davis; Col. Lloyd McKeethen; Col. Paul Green; Col. Ed Gleed; present day. 09:15:41 Briefing pilots in WWII, planes dropping bombs, in flight, dog fights, shooting down planes. CU pilots in flight, WWII interviews w/ pilots. Views of bombing Polesti. Planes along coast w/ VO by Col. Lowell Stewart describing mission. Shots of pilots reminiscing; present day, deserted, Tuskegee. GULF oil sign beside hanger, int. w/ destruction. Stills. VO of pilots. 09:19:11 Interview with Gen. Daniel Chappie James in uniform. Shots of training at Tuskegee, marching on parade ground, planes in flight. Biplane in flight dissolves to modern. Credits. Presented by US Air Force. Race; Segregation; Negroes; Blacks; Army Air Force; AAF; WW2;