Hey /k/! Could anyone explain to me why the Tuskegee Airmen were so successful in combat?
>>29345257
they flew only at night.
>>29345270
Fwaaaaaa- LeL
>>29345270
Ayyyy
>>29345257
I don't think "so successful" is appropriate. Implies they were top scorers, and they weren't.
>>29345257
You take the best black guy and they fucking listen you are going to have some good pilots. Good white guy pilots were spread all over and shitty pilots mixed in, along with a lot of bravado and not listening.
>>29345257
Because they were good pilots?
>>29345257
Because they were secretly honkys in masks and makeup? I dunno, come up with your own conspiracy theory. Be creative.
>>29345368
the best black pilot is still just a shitty white pilot
Because the History Channel said so, despite all actual written records supporting the contrary.
They were mediocre, average at best, but that doesn't fit in with the "We's all equal n shiet" narrative Hollyjew is required to push.
>>29345567
Not really.
>>29345595
>despite all actual written records supporting the contrary.
Such as? If you are making such a statement then you better be ready to post articles or reports that will support your view.
>>29345785
He's just being contrarian
>>29345785
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.history.war.world-war-ii/74-aY5y9bFE[1-25]
>>29345257
they weren't successful in any way other than being in the right air force that had the logistics numbers to win by attrition.
>At least 25 bombers being escorted by the Tuskegee Airmen over Europe during World War II were shot down by enemy aircraft, according to a new Air Force report. The report contradicts the legend that the famed black aviators never lost a plane to fire from enemy aircraft.
>111 German airplanes destroyed in the air over the course of 15,000 sorties, that's one every 135 sorties
>66 chimpangee pilots killed in action or accidents
>32 more chimpangee pilots downed and captured, POWs
That performance isn't above-average for any fighter unit, and it's far below the averages of any of the impressive units.
There are individual german pilots who accomplished as much as a hundred chimpangee pilots combined.
>>29345257
also,
>"112 Victories: Aerial Victory Credits of the Tuskegee Airmen" by Dr. Daniel L. Haulman, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Condensed Version 31 March 2008
gives info on individuals, the highest scoring chimpangee pilots had a measley 4 victories (individual kills)
For a unit of 15000+ sorties, they never produced even ONE ace.
>>29345257
Black magic.
>>29345892
>There are individual german pilots who accomplished as much as a hundred chimpangee pilots combined.
To be fair, when chasing down Il-2s being flown like B-17s in formation that's not much of a challenge
So you're telling me the movie red tails was a lie??!
>>29348170
yes
>>29348170
That movie was such shit. Especially the scene with the ME 262s and the I think they were P51Ds that were catching up to the 262s. Absolute horse shit.
>>29348296
Don't forget the nigger that somehow makes his plane do a literal back flip over the German fighter and land on his tail with zero loss of airspeed or control.
