Doolittle\'s Raiders Photo Signed by 3 actual flyers
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Doolittle\'s Raiders Photo Signed by 3 actual flyers:
$179.00
Signed by flight crew membersBill Bowers, R.E. Cole & Ed Horton (of these 3 only R.E. Cole is still alive) it comes matted and framed with a certificate of authenticity.`Own a piece of history.
From Wikipedia \"After training atEglin FieldandWagner Fieldin northwest Florida, Doolittle, his aircraft and volunteer flight crews proceeded toMcClellan Field, California for aircraft modifications at the Sacramento Air Depot, followed by a short final flight toNaval Air Station Alameda, California for embarkation aboard the aircraft carrierUSSHornet. On April 18, Doolittle and his 16 B-25 crews took off from theHornet, reached Japan, and bombed their targets. Fifteen of the planes then headed for their recovery airfield in China, while one crew chose to land in Russia due to their bomber\'s unusually high fuel consumption. As did most of the other crewmen who participated in the one-way mission, Doolittle and his crew bailed out safely over China when their B-25 ran out of fuel. By then, they had been flying for about 12 hours, it was nighttime, the weather was stormy, and Doolittle was unable to locate their landing field. Doolittle came down in a rice paddy (saving a previously injured ankle from breaking) near Chuchow (Quzhou). He and his crew linked up after the bailout and were helped through Japanese lines by Chinese guerrillas and American missionaryJohn Birch. Other aircrews were not so fortunate, although most eventually reached safety with the help of friendly Chinese. Seven crew members lost their lives, four as a result of being captured by the Japanese and three due to an aircraft crash or while parachuting. Doolittle thought he would be court martialed due to having to launch the raid ahead of schedule after being spotted by Japanese patrol boats.\"
I was honored to meet Gen. Doolittle at an Aerospace Conference in the early 1980s and still wish I had someone take a photo.
I will package, insure and ship it for free if the buy it now price is met. Shipping only within the USA.
Doolittle\'s Raiders Photo Signed by 3 actual flyers:
$179.00