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Veteran's Story: Tuskegee Airmen gave all to protect fellow pilots, bombers
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Tuskegee pilot and ground crew at Ramitelli preparing for another mission. - photo by National Archives
Nov. 14, 1944: On a mission deep over Germany, the 30-ton four-engine B-24 Liberator bomber “Tail Heavy” took a hit from deadly anti-aircraft fire. The lethal flak tore into the oxygen system that supported four of the eight crew members. The four airmen, including the pilot, passed out from lack of oxygen.