A Legacy in the Sky

On March 24, 1945, Lt. Colonel Ben Davis leads his squad of P-51 Mustangs on a grueling 1,600-mile escort mission to the heart of Germany. Protecting B-17 bombers against the Luftwaffe’s Me 262 jet fighters, the Tuskegee Airmen face their most perilous aerial battle yet. Witness the heroics of these pilots in the historic mission that earned the group the Distinguished Unit Citation. This 44-page graphic novella by cartoonist Phillip Fleming brings a cinematic grit to the legendary legacy of the 332nd.