Pilots of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) leave building after a mission briefing,at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy during World War 2. A sign outside the building reads; 'Briefing Room'. African American pilots board several jeeps and head to their personal equipment tent, where they check out personal flying gear and parachutes. They proceed to their P-51 aircraft, which are next seen lined up on a taxiway with engines running. The P-51s begin taking off in rapid succession.
P-51s of U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) fly in various formations at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, during World War 2. A squadron of 332nd P51s flies low over the field in flights of four aircraft. They fly in various formations at various altitudes. Returning to land, each flight comes over the runway in formation, at very low altitude, and then each P-51 peels off in a climbing 360 overhead pattern to land on the runway.
Several P-51s parked on marsden matting pierced steel ramp at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, during World War 2. Several African American pilots of the U.S. Army Air Forces 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen), climb out of their P-51s and gather with their Commanding Officer, Andrew D. Turner, in front of his airplane named: "Skipper's Darlin," to discuss their completed flight. The pilots are: Dempsey W. Morgan Jr.; Carrol S. Wood; Robert H. Nelson Jr.; Andrew D. Turner ; and Clarence D. Lester. Separate sequence shows P-51s, of the 100th Squadron, taxiing across the marsden matting surface of the airfield with crew chiefs sitting on their wings. (One is Captain Turner's "Skipper's Darlin.") Distinctive Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft.
Ground crewmen servicing P-51s of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) at Ramitelli Airbase, Termoli, Italy, during World War 2. Two African American ground crewmen remove cover and check accessory section of engine on P-51 named "Little Deanna." They look in cockpit and discuss sonething. Armorer loads belts of 50 cal. ammunition in wings of a P-51. Adjacent airplane is named "Stinky." Ground crewmen bring a drop fuel tank and install it under wing of a P-51. A P-51 taxiing with a crew chief sitting on the wing, guiding the pilot. Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft.
Activities of U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group, comprised of African American pilots, at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy during World War 2. Pilots being briefed before a mission. Briefing officer refers to a large wall map. He points to areas on the map. A sign board reads: 'Target for Today'.
Activities of the African American pilots in the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group. Pilots enter a briefing room and sit on stools, to be briefed before a mission, at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy during World War 2. The briefing officer, a Captain, points to areas along the Italian-Austrian border, as he speaks. Sign on podium reads: 'Target for Today.'
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