The Tuskegee "Red Tails" of WW2

[popeyespappy]

I'm trying to dissuade Brain of the notion that the red tails of the red tails squadron was some kind of racist thing. I don't believe it was.

Ok, but it was still a segregated military. Even in the documentary I saw, the actual members said they faced tons of skepticism that blacks could fight, and regardless it America was very racist back then.

You could argue the leadership that set that squadron up might not have cared if it were desegregated, but because of the climate of the time, just like any other section the military in general was still segregated.

Yes, the US military in WWII was segregated. Yes, the members of the Tuskegee Airmen were discriminated against by their own government, but the distinctive paint scheme on their aircraft wasn't part of that. That was something all white crewed air groups did too. It's something navy air wings still do.