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Originally Posted by MadMike
The statement that no bomber was lost when escorted by the Tuskeegee airmen is a myth-
"The subsequent report, based on after-mission reports filed by both the bomber units and Tuskegee fighter groups as well as missing air crew records and witness testimony, was released in March 2007 and documented 25 bombers shot down by enemy fighter aircraft while being escorted by the Tuskegee Airmen [10]"
Report: Tuskegee Airmen lost 25 bombers. The Associated Press, 2 April 2007 [3] Access date: 10 April 2007.
(from Wikipedia)
Yours, Mike
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Thank you for that correction, but I would like to take you to task for not posting an actual link. I wasted 5 minutes of my library time (I only get an hour) looking it up for myself.
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Originally Posted by OddjobXL
Where did anyone here say the Tuskegee airmen never lost a bomber? I'm really starting to wonder about some of the characters in this thread...
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I said it earlier on this thread. I was quoting directly from their site. My problem now with the Wikipedia story is that their link to the AP story doesn't work.
Okay, after a little more searching I turned up the article itself (5 more minutes gone).
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...st_25_bombers/