Film Pairing: She Wore Silver Wings & In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airmen
- Film Pairings
- 75 mins
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shareThis film pairing brings two World War II stories about pilots. First, In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airmen chronicles the Airmen’s story from the rocky start in 1941 to the group’s acceptance of the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. She Wore Silver Wings is the true story of Jean Landis, a San Diego County resident who was part of an elite group of women that volunteered their services by ferrying fighter planes, test flying new and repaired planes, and towing targets in the air for artillery practice.
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In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airmen
Directed by Bryan Williams, Denton Adkinson
Complete with emotional interviews, rare photographs and films, and computer generated recreations, In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airmen chronicles the Airmen’s story from the rocky start in 1941 to the group’s acceptance of the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007.
She Wore Silver Wings
Directed by Devin Scott
The true story of WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) is told through Jean Landis, a San Diego County resident who was part of this elite group that volunteered their services by ferrying fighter planes, test flying new and repaired planes, and towing targets in the air for artillery practice.
