Doolittle Raid 71 years ago today

[Don Purcell]

Good bye.

[Ben]

Least we forget.................

Many of the Doolittle Flyers paid the ultimate price once they were captured by the Japanese.

Yes, they were great Americans. Each one of them made a decision to volunteer for the mission of which they were offered no details.

Some good reading on the subject here :

http://www.doolittleraider.com/

[missionary5155]

Good morning
Imagine also being a member of the Hornet crew. Your first mission. Your first journey into the Pacific battle area. The first strike on jap homeland territory.
And today we have Americans who would cancel the permit of Oath Keepers to rally on Lexington Green, Mass. for fear that someone might get hurt while they "they, the permit cancelors" were on "duty". Thank God our country has not always been populated with spineless "warriors" as some today.
Mike in Peru

[Area Man]

The remaining crew has gotten together every year. There are four left and this is the final year for their reunion.

[Larry Gibson]

....back when men were men, woman were glad of it and our nation knew what "winning" was.......

God bless them all........

Larry Gibson

[WILCO]

....back when men were men, woman were glad of it and our nation knew what "winning" was.......

God bless them all........

Larry Gibson

Well said.

[DCP]

Many gave all
All gave some

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.


For our tomorrow
They gave their today

[TXGunNut]

....back when men were men, woman were glad of it and our nation knew what "winning" was.......

God bless them all........

Larry Gibson

Well said, indeed. I'm ready for a lot more "winning" and a lot less "whining".

[popper]

I remember reading a paperback about it in grade school. Not very much info on the mods he made to the 25, mostly mission details. There were several out about Doolittle, but that was before the writers decided they could change history.

[Bad Water Bill]

For those that want to see what true heros those men were, here is the launching of those planes. Also watch just how rough the sea was at the time of takeoff. ''

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CTyJPLek94

Sorry but there is no sound

Here is an explanation of the a/c,crews,and damages as well as casualties.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvZ0gH-r44

An interview with General Doolittle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlFAk0NAJko

You provide your own popcorn and beverages during the show.

[runfiverun]

I remember reading about the modifications that were made and also a pilots [the authors] rendition of how to fly the airplane to make sweeping arcs of fire with the extra guns mounted in the nose.
I also recall him mentioning the airplane shuddering and having a hesitation in flight when he started shooting.
I really wish I could recall the title of the book but I read it in the early 70's.

[popper]

R5R - called wagging the tail, a fighter pilot trick, generally used in troop strafing runs. Another one for aerial combat was to wag the wings a bit too. Gives a shotgun spread. I thought I read that he removed all the guns for that raid, but the pics show the top turret still there. They knew the raid was a one-way trip, some ran out of fuel before getting to the target, some were shot down, some made it to china. Several died in the raid, some were captured, some made it back. A Dr. Moon had tons of film (don't know how he got it) of pacific naval combat, mostly Coral Sea battle, that I watched as a kid. Much better than Victory at Sea - I didn't have to listen to that libtard Cronkite. Then most of my school teachers were vets from WWII & Korea.

[DCP]

Thanks so much Bill

Great films




For those that want to see what true heros those men were, here is the launching of those planes. Also watch just how rough the sea was at the time of takeoff. ''

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CTyJPLek94

Sorry but there is no sound

Here is an explanation of the a/c,crews,and damages as well as casualties.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvZ0gH-r44

An interview with General Doolittle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlFAk0NAJko

You provide your own popcorn and beverages during the show.

[Bad Water Bill]

I have been unsuccessful in locating another group of pilots that are NEVER mentioned.

The young women that flew the bombers from the factory here in America across the Atlantic to England.

Yes they were there. I worked with a son of one of those brave young women.