WW2 Doolittle Tokyo Raider Richard Cole Sgnd B-25 Photo

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Doolittle Raider Richard E Cole Signed Photograph! In the months immediately after December 7, 1941 when America's Pacific fleet was devastated by a Japanese Air Attack, America clamored for a strike against Japan. With the Pacific fleet in ruins, military planners were at a loss to how. Then the idea was proposed that a B-25 bomber be launched from a deck of an aircraft carrier. The famous Doolittle raid on Japan began on the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet on April 18, 1942. The sixteen bombers successfully bombed the mainland of Japan causing a major sensation among both the American and Japanese population. Some of the brave crew died during the raid (and others executed as POW's), but the survivors were hailed as the brave heroes that they were. Richard E Cole served as Co-pilot on plane #1 sitting beside Jimmy Doolittle himself. Cole and his crewmates were the first plane to attempt the hazardous take off from the deck of the Hornet. Every eye of the task force was on their plane. They took off without incident and bombed Tokyo. Later they ran out of fuel over China and bailed out in pitch darkness. Chinese peasants rescued Cole and his crew. Cole and Doolittle would return safely to the U.S. as heroes. Today, t are only 13 Doolittle raiders alive and to this day celebrate April 18th. Though the tactical damage to Japan was negligible, read more
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