When Excellence Was Silenced: How the Tuskegee Airmen Dominated and Defied Racism in 1949
In 1949, the United States Air Force organized its first-ever Aerial Gunnery Competition at Las Vegas Air Force Base, later renamed Nellis Air Force Base. This prestigious event, which would eventually inspire the concept of “Top Gun,” was designed to showcase the skills of the nation’s most elite fighter pilots in dogfighting, aerial tactics, and … Read more