Huge shout out to the maker of the B17 OPaiTaOn and also the 808REKT for the P-51 Mustang red tails a bit of history, The 332nd Fighter Group, famously known as the Tuskegee Airmen, were a group of African American pilots who served with distinction during World War II. They were renowned for their bomber escort missions, particularly their role in protecting American heavy bombers from enemy fighters. Their reputation for successfully safeguarding the bombers earned them the nickname "Red Tails" due to the distinctive red paint on their aircraft tail sections. Before long-range escort High losses: The initial bombing campaigns faced significant resistance from German fighters. B-17s, initially believed capable of self-defense, suffered heavy casualties during missions deep into enemy territory where escort fighters lacked the range to accompany them.Example: In August 1943, during the Schweinfurt-Regensburg raids, 60 B-17s were lost or damaged beyond repair. The 8th Air Force experienced loss rates of 25% for unescorted missions. To put it in percentage B-17's Before red tails and long range escorts had a survivablitiy rate as low as 25% when Red Tails long range escort became possible it first raised to 50% and around the final years of the second world war when more tech and equipment became possible survivability reached an unprecedented height of 85%. Red Tails became one of the first few squadrons to go toe to toe with the German Bomber Destroyer ME-262 and became one of the first to successfully shoot down the ME-262