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== Browning M2 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun == | == Browning M2 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun == | ||
The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of U.S. aircraft, specifically the P-51 Mustangs and the B-17 Flying Fortresses. | The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of U.S. aircraft, specifically the P-51 Mustangs and the B-17 Flying Fortresses. | ||
[[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Browning M2 Aircraft, Fixed .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the P-51 Mustangs flown by the men of the 332nd.]] | [[Image:Tusk 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the P-51 Mustangs flown by the men of the 332nd.]] | ||
[[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]] | |||
[[Image:Tusk 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A B-17 waist gunner opens fire with the Browning. Note the blank rounds.]] | [[Image:Tusk 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A B-17 waist gunner opens fire with the Browning. Note the blank rounds.]] | ||
[[Image:Tusk 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another B-17 waist gunner manning a Browning. Note that the machine gun is lacking the flexible feed chute typically seen when mounted in American bombers.]] | [[Image:Tusk 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another B-17 waist gunner manning a Browning. Note that the machine gun is lacking the flexible feed chute typically seen when mounted in American bombers.]] | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 9 May 2014
The Tuskegee Airmen is the 1995 HBO World War II film that told the true story of the formation of the 332nd Fighter Group, the fighter/bomber squadron composed of the first African-American combat pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. The film's cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Andre Braugher and Cuba Gooding Jr., who also appears in 2012's Red Tails, another feature film about the squadron.
The following weapons were used in the film The Tuskegee Airmen:
Browning M2 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun
The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of U.S. aircraft, specifically the P-51 Mustangs and the B-17 Flying Fortresses.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
The Browning M2HB heavy machine gun is briefly seen in a machine gun nest at the Army Air Corps base at Ramitelli, Italy.
M1911A1
The pilots of the 332nd all carry M1911A1 pistols as part of their flight gear.
Winchester Model 1897
A prison guard overseeing a chain gang is briefly seen with a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun at the beginning of the film.
