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The article addresses false claims about Tuskegee Airmen, who were black pilots in the American military in combat during World War II. Claims include that Tuskegee Airmen led by General Benjamin O. Davis have never lost a bomber to enemy aircraft, an Tuskegee Airman Aced with five aerial victory credits, and Airmen were First American Pilots were first to shoot down German jets.

The article discusses the U.S. airmen detained as prisoners of war (POWs) by the Soviet Union in Far East Russia during World War II. An overview of the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's role in the capture of U.S. POWs, including his fear of a Japanese attack on the Soviet Union, his desire to maintain neutrality with Japan and the U.S.'s diplomatic efforts to convince him to release the American POWs, is discussed. An overview of the U.S. POW fighter pilots' missions in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of Operations, including their use of B-29 bombers to attack Japanese military and industrial targets, is provided.

The article discusses the role that the U.S. Army Air Force unit known as the Bamboo Fleet played in providing support to the U.S. forces besieged in Bataan, Philippines and Corregidor, Philippines during World War II. An overview of the U.S. Army Air Force's use of fighter planes to transport supplies and military personnel passengers, which was due to the lack of availability of conventional airlift aircraft, is provided. An overview of the pilots of the Bamboo Fleet, including Captain William "Jitter Bill" R. Bradford, is also provided.