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15 de may. de 2024 · James H. Doolittle (born Dec. 14, 1896, Alameda, Calif., U.S.—died Sept. 27, 1993, Pebble Beach, Calif.) was an American aviator and army general who led an air raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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25 de may. de 2024 · 4 September 1922: First Lieutenant James H. (“Jimmy”) Doolittle, Air Service, United States Army, made the first transcontinental crossing of the United States in a single day when he flew a DH.4B-1-S single-engine biplane, Air Service Serial Number 22-353, from Pablo Beach, Florida, ¹ to Rockwell Field, San Diego, California, a ...
25 de may. de 2024 · 25 May 1927: At Wright Field, now Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, First Lieutenant James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, United States Army Air Corps, was the first pilot to successfully perform an outside loop.
19 de may. de 2024 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt presents the Medal of Honor to Brigadier General James Harold Doolittle in a ceremony at The White House, 19 May 1942. The President is seated at left. Standing, left to right, are Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Forces; Mrs. Doolittle; Brigadier General Doolittle; and General ...
11 de may. de 2024 · When the U.S. entered WWII in 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Doolittle volunteered and was approved to lead the first aerial raid on Japan. It was something unheard of to fly bombers off of aircraft carriers. Yet after months of careful preparation, he and 79 others—known as the Doolittle Raiders—did just that.
17 de may. de 2024 · Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, an experienced and revered U.S. Army aviator, was tasked with making this bold concept a reality. If successful, this mission would crush the Japanese fantasy of an untouchable homeland, and more importantly, boost American morale in the Pacific.
Hace 4 días · The 7th AS has been awarded multiple awards by Air Mobility Command including the General James H. Doolittle “Aircrew of the Year” Award and the General Joseph Smith “Airlift Squadron of the Year” Trophy.
