The premise of this movie is false
From The United States Strategic Bombing Survey:
The attacks in the winter of 1944 were escorted by P-51's and P-47's and with the appearance of these planes in force a sharp change had been ordered in escort tactics. Previously the escort planes had to protect the bomber force as their primary responsibility. They were now instructed to invite opposition from German fighter forces and to engage them at every opportunity. As a result, German fighter losses mounted sharply. The claimed losses in January were 1,115 German fighters, in February 1,118 and in March 1,217. The losses in planes were accompanied by losses in experienced pilots and disorganization and loss of the combat strength of squadrons and groups. By the spring of 1944 opposition of the Luftwaffe had ceased to be effective.
The movie Red Tails has an artificial plot running through it based on the false premise that the (white) fighter pilots freely opted to leave the bombers in order to boost their victory totals. It was, in truth, standard policy and those pilots acted as ordered. While the USAAF was happy with the outcome of this policy in gutting the German fighter arm, all it would have required to change policy was new orders.
The premise of this movie was both false and absurd.
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