Black US fighter pilots serving in Italy during the Second World War face a struggle against the racism of their fellow airmen and are relegated to patrol duties. However, as the air force faces dwindling numbers, they are given the chance to prove their worth in combat against the German luftwaffe. Fact-based drama, starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr.

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.