Claude C. Davis, a Tuskegee Airman whose task was to pilot a B-25 Mitchell during WWII, was part of the never-deployed 477th Bombardment Group. Nevertheless faced a formidable enemy at home instead of over the lead-filled, stormy skies of Europe and Pacific theatres. Had Davis flown in the war, he may not have been alive to recount to editor M. Nannette Marchand the story told herein of the many transgressions made against him and his colleagues for nothing more than the color of their skin.

To be sure, Wing Tips is a book that belongs on every American's library shelf. Although it is brief, it provides a solid historical reference of particular incidents that occurred during an embarrassing period in American history, a period that has until very recently been covered up by a concerted effort to keep it hidden from school books and the "regular" public.

The book is meant for children, but emergent history means that most people may be approaching this as a child: completely unaware, and thus requiring a rudimentary approach; it is a great starting point. As the 21st century is well underway, it is sad that more Americans are familiar with the WWI enemy ace, Baron von Richtoven —aka the "Red Baron" —than a group of American WWII heroes, the Tuskegee Airmen. With hope, Wing Tips will help reverse that peculiar imbalance.

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M. Nannette Marchand is an Inglewood resident of lovely District 3