Factual error: Before receiving the North American P-51D Mustangs, the Red Tail squadron was using the Curtiss P-40E Warhawk. The movie shows the Warhawks being able to keep up with the German Bf 109 G-6s quite easily, fighting on even terms. In reality, the Bf 109 G-6 could easily outperform the Warhawk, being able to easily outrun and out-turn the Warhawk. Still, the Bf 109s are no match for the Warhawks.
Red Tails (2012)
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Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, David Oyelowo, Gerald McRaney, Nate Parker, Andre Royo
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Colonel A.J. Bullard: We have a right to fight for our country. The same as every other American.
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