Red Tails by Ivan Berryman. (AP) AIT128 Under the starboard wing of

Under the starboard wing of the lead aircraft

heading out on another combat patrol

as here when on 21st August 1918 he claimed an Albatros C-Type as victory number 34 whilst flying D6856 of 84 Squadron

By June 1944 the US Fleet had made a huge leap across the Pacific to the Marianas

Red Tails by Ivan Berryman. (AP) AIT128 Under the starboard wing ofDHM1881AP. Red Tails by Ivan Berryman. Often described as the most effective fighter escorts in the US Army Air Force, the famous red tailed Tuskegee airmen could proudly boast that they never lost a single bomber to enemy fighters in all the missions flown. Nearest aircraft here is the P51C of Lt. Lee A Archer Jr, who finished the war with four confirmed victories and one shared. His personal aircraft was named Ina the Macon Belle after his wife.