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[[Image:Tuskegee-airmen-DVDcover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Tuskegee Airmen'' (1995)]] | [[Image:Tuskegee-airmen-DVDcover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Tuskegee Airmen'' (1995)]] | ||
''The Tuskegee Airmen'' is the 1995 HBO World War II film that told the true story of the formation of the 332nd Fighter Group, the fighter/bomber squadron composed of the first African-American combat pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. The film's cast includes [[Laurence Fishburne]], [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[ | ''The Tuskegee Airmen'' is the 1995 HBO World War II film that told the true story of the formation of the 332nd Fighter Group, the fighter/bomber squadron composed of the first African-American combat pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. The film's cast includes [[Laurence Fishburne]], [[Allen Payne]], [[Andre Braugher]] and [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], who also appears in 2012's ''[[Red Tails]]'', another feature film about the squadron. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''The Tuskegee Airmen'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''The Tuskegee Airmen'':''' | ||
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[[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Browning M2 aircraft heavy machine gun .50 BMG]] | [[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Browning M2 aircraft heavy machine gun .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:Tusk 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the P-51 Mustangs flown by the men of the 332nd.]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:Tusk 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A B-17 waist gunner opens fire with the Browning. Note the blank rounds.]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:Tusk 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another B-17 waist gunner manning a Browning. Note that the machine gun is lacking the flexible feed chute typically seen when mounted in American bombers.]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:Tusk 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closeup of the M2 Aircraft. The blank rounds are visible here as well.]] | ||
== Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun == | == Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun == | ||
The [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun is briefly seen in a machine gun nest at the Army Air Corps base at Ramitelli, Italy. | The [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun is briefly seen in a machine gun nest at the Army Air Corps base at Ramitelli, Italy. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mount]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mount]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 14.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:Tusk 14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun is briefly seen in a machine gun nest at the Army Air Corps base at Ramitelli, Italy.]] | ||
== M1911A1 == | == M1911A1 == | ||
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[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911A1 .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911A1 .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 17.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:Tusk 17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pilots of the 332nd all carry [[M1911 pistol#M1911A1|M1911A1]] pistols as part of their flight gear.]] | ||
== Winchester Model 1897 == | == Winchester Model 1897 == | ||
A prison guard overseeing a chain gang is briefly seen with a [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun at the beginning of the film. | A prison guard overseeing a chain gang is briefly seen with a [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun at the beginning of the film. | ||
[[Image:1897.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Winchester Model 1897 12 gauge militarized]] | [[Image:1897.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Winchester Model 1897 12 gauge militarized]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A prison guard on the far left overseeing a chain gang is briefly seen with a [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun at the beginning of the film.]] | |||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:HBO]] | [[Category:HBO]] | ||
Revision as of 06:57, 6 January 2012
The Tuskegee Airmen is the 1995 HBO World War II film that told the true story of the formation of the 332nd Fighter Group, the fighter/bomber squadron composed of the first African-American combat pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. The film's cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Andre Braugher and Cuba Gooding Jr., who also appears in 2012's Red Tails, another feature film about the squadron.
The following weapons were used in the film The Tuskegee Airmen:
Browning M2 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun
The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of U.S. aircraft, specifically the P-51 Mustangs and the B-17 Flying Fortresses.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
The Browning M2HB heavy machine gun is briefly seen in a machine gun nest at the Army Air Corps base at Ramitelli, Italy.
M1911A1
The pilots of the 332nd all carry M1911A1 pistols as part of their flight gear.
Winchester Model 1897
A prison guard overseeing a chain gang is briefly seen with a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun at the beginning of the film.
