Amidst racial naysayers during World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen, the first and only black fighter pilots, were commissioned in 1941 to help defend the distressed bombers in the European theater. This film tells their story and the story of people who strive to educate Americans about the airmen and their signature planes with a distinctive red tail.

Thursday, 2/28/08 from 10-11 p.m. ET