Tuskeegee Airmen to be subject of George Lucas film


	Tuskeegee Airmen to be subject of George Lucas film

ruralart

6-29-2008 9:27 AM

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tuskeegee, wwii, aviation, military, pilots, bombers, race

ruralart says:

This is long past due - great to see! And I did not know that they trained in Walterboro, SC.

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