Masters of the Air
This article contains spoiler for Masters of the Air .
Summary
In the eighth sequence ofMasters of the Air , the warfare play introduces members of the all - Black Tuskegee Airmen , including the real life airman , Captain Richard Macon , an influential and gifted belligerent pilot who suffers an unfortunate fate in the summer of 1944 , but ultimately survives World War II . Audiences first fit Macon at the commencement of episode 8 when he and other Tuskegee Airmen complete a bombardment military mission over Italy . DuringMasters of the Air , it is clear that Macon is a voice of reason among the gentleman’s gentleman . He is not only reasoning , but caring and brave .
Richard D. Macon wasborn in Birmingham , Alabama . He attended Miles College and graduated with a mathematics grade in 1942 . A year later , in 1943,he unite up with the U.S. Army Air Forcesand complete flying school . At that clock time , there was a flying school for Black pilots turn up in Tuskegee , Alabama , which contributed to the name of the all - Black squadron . After graduation in February 1944 , Macon wasconsidered a true fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen . With the 302nd Fighter Squadron , Macon flew out to Italy , and settled at the Tuskegee Airmen ’s base at Ramitelli Air Field .
lead by Dee Rees , Masters of the Air " Part Eight " introduces the 99th Fighter Squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen & Ncuti Gatwa ’s Lt . Robert Daniels .
Richard D. Macon’s Time With The Tuskegee Airmen, WW2 Service & Injury
Richard Macon and the 302nd Fighter Squadron were air to Italy not long after their graduation in February 1944 . He , with the respite of the Tuskegee Airmen , werestationed at Ramitelli Air Field , where they ship on an impressive number of missions . Notably , the Tuskegee Airmen spent a smashing deal of their early monthsflying rather good missionsthroughout Italy . Unlike the 100th , who fly over active enemy territory from the very beginning , the Tuskegee Airmen did not see reliable military action until June 1944 . Regardless , the workplace Macon and the other flier did was integral and notable .
Unfortunately , Macon ’s avail took a twist in August 1944 when , during a flight over France , he was buck down over Nazi territory .
Macon ’s plane ache severe hurt and , by a virgule of luck , Macon was safely eject from it . However , hebroke his shoulder and neckduring the physical process . Macon and the otherAirmen like Alexander Jeffersonwere interrogate in Frankfurt before being escort toStalag Luft III . Macon received some treatment for his neck as a POW , but before he could full recuperate , he was go to Stalag XIII - D , where he remained until the final stage of the warfare .
Richard D. Macon is played by Josiah Cross in Masters of the Air .
What Happened To Richard D. Macon After World War 2
In December 1945 , after the case ofMasters of the Air , Richard Macon was promoted to Captain and uprightly discharged from the U.S. Army Air Forces . In the long time stick with the war , Maconset up a flight school in Birmingham , Alabamaafter establish a passel with multimillionaire Howard Hughes . After that , Macon incur his passe-partout in mathematics from Indiana University before accepting an associate prof position at his alma mater , Miles College . Maconcontinued to teachin the Midwest until 1987 . He also helped witness Tuskegee Airmen Inc. He pass away in 2007 .
