Chris Bucholtz is an author and aviation expert whose books include 332nd Fighter Group: Tuskegee Airmen, 4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles and Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group. He has also written articles for Flight Journal and is the managing editor of the International Plastic Scale Modelers/USA Journal. He was the historical advisor to LucasFilm's motion picture Red Tails about the Tuskegee Airmen.