Dozens of Black pilots disappeared during WWII. Who are the men still lost?
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Dozens of Tuskegee Airmen went missing in action during World War II. Most of them have not been found. Who were these men and what happened to them? In her book, “Forgotten Souls,” NPR investigative correspondent Cheryl W. Thompson tells their stories.
This episode was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy and edited by Justine Yan. The original interview was produced by Ryan Benk and Ed McNulty. Mastering by Jimmy Keeley.
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