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Austin Butler’s World War II Drama ‘Masters of the Air’ Is Riveting When It Looks Beyond Combat: TV Review


Austin Butler and Callum Turney star in the beautifully rendered WWII limited series about the experiences of the 100th Bomb Group.

Likewise, Maj. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal (Nate Mann), a pilot, struggles immensely with survivor’s guilt, especially after the Air Force ups the required missions from 25 to 30 for a completed deployment. Episode 8 introduces the Tuskegee Airmen, aka The Red Tails, 2nd Lt. Alexander Jefferson (Branden Cook), 2nd Lt. Robert Daniels (Ncuti Gatwa) and 2nd Lt. Richard Macon (Joshian Cross). Despite being under-ranked, underpaid and underutilized, these impeccably trained Black airmen piloted the fast and efficient single-seater P-51 aircrafts that would eventually guard the bombers, curtailing deaths by leaps and bounds.

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