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The Tuskegee Airmen: Return To Ramitelli

The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli.
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The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli.

Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 at 1 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport!

"The Tuskegee Airmen: Return To Ramitelli" tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of Black military pilots who broke stereotypes and helped win World War II with their daring fighter escorts of American bombers.

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The legacy-themed documentary features interviews with many original Tuskegee Airmen, family members, and historians – both Italian and American. It also follows the daughter of a Tuskegee Airman back to Italy to visit what remains of the base at Ramitelli and includes a visit to the cemetery at Nettuno, Italy, where several Tuskegee Airmen are buried.

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Tuskegee Airman, WWII (undated photo)
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Tuskegee Airman, WWII (undated photo)

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Tuskegee Airmen, WWII (undated photo)
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Tuskegee Airmen, WWII (undated photo)

Credits: Presented by WNED. Distributed by American Public Television

Tuskegee Airman, WWII (undated photo)
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Tuskegee Airman, WWII (undated photo)

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