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RED TAILS

RED TAILS. History Through Film Mr. Clark. Capt. Martin “Easy” Julian. Squad leader drinking problem Family pressure from father High expectations Harasses Lightning about reckless behavior. Joe “Lightning” Little. reckless pilot; fearless Disobeys orders Destroys train

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RED TAILS

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  1. RED TAILS History Through Film Mr. Clark

  2. Capt. Martin “Easy” Julian

  3. Squad leader • drinking problem • Family pressure from father • High expectations • Harasses Lightning about reckless behavior

  4. Joe “Lightning” Little

  5. reckless pilot; fearless • Disobeys orders • Destroys train • Harasses Easy about his drinking • Unit’s best • Courts Sofia

  6. Maj. Emmanuel Stance

  7. Base commander • reviews pilot’s footage of attack • Tells group that US gov’t found performance of black pilots unacceptable maybe shut them down

  8. Ray “Ray Gun” Gannon

  9. aka Junior • Young pilot • College educated • Wounded in beach landing (eye sight) • Shot down & captured

  10. Ray Gun Easy Lightning

  11. Andrew “Smoky” Salem

  12. Mumbles constantly • Hates mission in Italy (“all I killed were traffic”) • Will tell stories back home

  13. Col. A.J. Bullard

  14. Unit commander • Visits Washington to argue FOR black airmen • Makes ultimatum • Asked to escort bombers • Demands new planes

  15. Samuel “Joker” George

  16. On train mission • Dislikes Easy (drinker) and Lightning (reckless) • Complains about outdated planes

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