Factual error: The German fighters depicted in the film are Messerchmitt Bf 109 G-6s, and every single one of them is using the Rüstsatz VI gun pod, that is, 2 extra 20mm Mg 151 cannons. The Luftwaffe only equipped their Bf 109s with the gun pods when they were going to intercept bombers. In this movie, even on the fighter vs fighter missions, they have these gun pods, which is inaccurate, because the gun pods dramatically reduced the turning performance of the Bf 109s.
Red Tails (2012)
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Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, David Oyelowo, Gerald McRaney, Nate Parker, Andre Royo
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Colonel A.J. Bullard: We have a right to fight for our country. The same as every other American.
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