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	James H. "Jimmie" Doolittle -- Outstanding Man of Aviation
		Doolittle was a true renaissance man of aviation, a daredevil aviator and racing pilot, an aviation executive, a military commander, a scientist, and a presidential advisor.
		Doolittle's plan was to move to within 450 miles (724 kilometers) of the coast, but a radio-equipped Japanese fishing boat discovered the task force, forcing Doolittle and his men to launch earlier than planned.
		Doolittle took one look at the picture of the large, odd-looking seaplane and identified it as a "wing-in-ground effect" vehicle, a type of airplane that stayed close to the surface, riding on the cushion of air that built up between its wing and the ground.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/doolittle/EX18.htm (1701 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Jimmy Doolittle
		Doolittle was awarded the Medal of Honor for accomplishing this mission which is viewed by historians as a major public relations victory for the United States.
		Doolittle was also a legendary airplane pilot who performed many dare devil tricks, all of which had mixed results but none of which were fatal.
		Doolittle died in California and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ji/Jimmy_Doolittle (228 words)

	Jimmy Doolittle
		Doolittle was awarded the Medal of Honor for accomplishing this mission which is viewed by historians as a major public relations victory for the United States.
		Doolittle was also a legendary airplane pilot who performed many dare devil tricks, all of which had mixed results but none of which were fatal.
		Doolittle died in California and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ji/Jimmy_Doolittle.html (203 words)

	Air Power:Jimmy Doolittle — Aviation Star
		Doolittle was an amateur boxer studying mining in college when he quit to join the Air Service during World War I. He was taught to fly and spent the war as an instructor.
		Doolittle might have been able to fly anything that had wings, but he was happy to walk away from the Gee Bee, calling it the most dangerous plane he had ever flown.
		Doolittle was advanced two grades to brigadier general the day after the raid and also received the Medal of Honor.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Air_Power/doolittle/AP17.htm (1299 words)

	Doolittle Raid Summary
		The Doolittle Raid demonstrated that the Japanese home islands were vulnerable to Allied air attack, and also provided an expedient outlet for U.S. retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
		Subsequent calculations by Doolittle indicated that the B-25 Mitchell could be launched from a carrier with a reasonable bomb load, hit military targets in Japan, and fly on to land in China.
		Immediately following the raid, Jimmy Doolittle told his crew that he believed the loss of all 16 aircraft, coupled with the relatively minor damage the planes had inflicted on their targets, had rendered the attack a failure, and that he expected a court martial upon his return to the United States.
	www.bookrags.com /Doolittle_Raid (3006 words)

	Californians and the Military: General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle
		Doolittle was one of the pioneers of instrument flying and of advanced technology, while also being an outstanding combat leader, commanding the Twelfth, Fifteenth, and Eighth Air Forces during World War II.
		James Harold Doolittle, the son of Frank H. and Rosa C. (Shephard) Doolittle, was born on December 14, 1896 in Alameda, California.
		Jimmy Doolittle's son, retired Air Force Colonel John P. Doolittle and grandson, Colonel James H. Doolittle, III, vice commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, were on hand for the opening of the U.S. Air Force museum's World War II Tokyo Raid exhibit.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Doolittle.html (3940 words)

	Aeronautics - 'Jimmy' Doolittle
		Born on December 14, 1896, in Alameda, California, Doolittle grew up there and in Nome, Alaska.
		He served on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics from 1948 to 1958, the Air Force Science Advisory Board, and the President's Science Advisory Committee.
		Doolittle retired from the Air Force and returned to civilian life in 1959, but remained active in the aerospace industry.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/doolittle.htm (465 words)

	Travis Air Museum
		James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle was born in Alameda, California on December 14, 1896, and spent his early boyhood in Nome, Alaska.
		In 1929, Doolittle was assigned to Mitchel Field, NY to participate in the blind flying experiments that led to his making the world’s first “blind” flight entirely by the use of cockpit instruments.
		Doolittle resigned his regular commission as a first lieutenant in 1930, received a commission as a major in the Air Corps Reserve and was appointed to head the Shell Oil Company aviation department.
	www.travisairmuseum.org /html/general_j_h__doolittle.html (885 words)

	Jimmy Doolittle
		Jimmie Doolittle enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1923.
		Doolittle looked at the practical side: He could leave his bulky parachute behind since his feet were strapped in and he could not get out in an emergency.
		Jimmy Doolittle became a national hero and received the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading an aircraft carrier-based bomber raid on Tokyo, Japan, on April 18th, 1942.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1691.html (1427 words)

	Gee bee, the epic of the thompson trophy - jimmy doolittle
		In 1932, Doolittle expected to participate in the transcontinental race for the "Bendix trophy" and in the "Thompson Trophy"(he failed to participate in 1931 because of a broken piston).
		Doolittle prudently abandonned the races a few weeks later, convinced by his experience with this machine, called "the death trap", that this type of competition costed too much in human lifes and material.
		Jimmy Haizlip, the pilot was severely wounded and this accident marked him for life.
	www.flyandrive.com /Story4.htm (1558 words)

	The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders - R.O. Joyce Memorial Site
		Led by the incomparable Jimmy Doolittle, the raid came at a time when the Japanese were advancing steadily across the Pacific.
		The Doolittle Raiders were the first and last to fly land-based bombers from a carrier deck on a combat mission and first to use new cruise control techniques in attacking a distant target.
		The special camera recording apparatus developed at Colonel Doolittle's request was adopted by the AAF and the crew recommendations concerning armament, tactics and equipment were used as the basis for later improvements.
	www.doolittleraider.com (1908 words)

	James "Jimmy" Doolittle - Gee Bee R-2
		James "Jimmie" Doolittle is today most famous for his audacious B-25 bombing raid on Tokyo in the opening months of America's entry into World War II, an attack featured in the 2001 movie Pearl Harbor.
		Doolittle was a true renaissance man of aviation, a daredevil aviator and racing pilot, an aviation executive, a military commander, a scientist, and a presidential advisor.
		In 1927 he was the first person to execute an outside loop, where the cockpit (and pilot) remain on the outside of the loop (previously thought to be a fatal maneuver because of the stresses encountered).
	www.oldbeacon.com /gallery/drendel/amer-flyers-9.htm (786 words)

	Stars and Stripes: From the S&S archives: Jimmy Doolittle, ex-foes recall the Tokyo raid (Site not responding. Last check: )
		To begin with, Doolittle said, it was not his 16 twin-engine bombers, flown from the deck of an aircraft carrier, that humbled and devastated Japan — the gigantic B29 bombers of the 26th Air Force, flying in the contrails of the first raiders later in the war, did that.
		Doolittle, now 77 and an executive for Mutual of Omaha and affiliated insurance firms, listened attentively as a former enemy, whom he met and greeted as a friend, told of the raid's impact on Japanese psychology and morale.
		Fifteen of the bombers, Doolittle said, went on to China, where two went into the coastal waters, one landed by a lake in the interior and others ran out of gas and were ditched by their crews.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=126&article=24969&archive=true (1053 words)

	World War II Congressional Medal of Honor - Medal of Honor Recipient General James Harold ("Jimmy") Doolittle
		Doolittle's groundbreaking journey was one of many undertaken by pilots under Assistant Chief of the Air Service Brig.
		Doolittle was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in recognition of the extraordinary feat he and his gallant crews performed.
		Doolittle didnt say much, but what he said was the truth, and you believed it, remembers Royden Stork, one of the volunteers for the secret mission.
	www.medalofhonor.com /JimmyDoolittle.htm (1240 words)

	Here is a collection of images of Jimmy Doolittle and events surrounding his amazing life
		Doolittle's honors include the Schneider and Mackay Trophies awarded in 1925, the Harmon Trophy in 1930, the Bendix Trophy in 1931, and the Thompson Trophy in 1932.
		Jimmy Doolittle had never been a Captain or a Colonel.
		Doolittle was promoted to full general in 1985 by special act of Congress.
	www.doolittleraider.com /raiders/JHD.htm (1220 words)

	Gen. James H. Doolittle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Doolittle was a Medal of Honor recipient for leading the first aerial attack on the Japanese mainland.
		Doolittle received the Medal of Honor, presented to him by President Franklin Roosevelt at the White House, for planning and leading the operation.
		Doolittle died in California on Sept. 27, 1993 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123022743 (1194 words)

	Amazon.fr : Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life Of Jimmy Doolittle--Aviation Pioneer And WW II Hero: A Memoir: ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Along the way, before getting to Doolittle's notable achievements in WWII and afterward, we get wife Josephine's perspective on such things as their sons raising birds in their room, long winter flights in a family plane with no heating and her husband flying with both ankles in casts and having affairs with New York models.
		Even allowing for a granddaughter's partiality and occasional lapses of style, Josephine Doolittle emerges as a heroic figure in her own right (a pioneer in what would now be called counseling PTSD veterans) and in every respect a worthy match for her husband, who seems to deserve all the praise he has received.
		Doolittle drew on such sources as her grandfather's wartime letters to his wife and hundreds of letters sent to them over the years.
	www.amazon.fr /Calculated-Risk-Extraordinary-Doolittle-Aviation-Pioneer/dp/1891661442 (616 words)

	Jimmy Doolittle - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the World War II raid on Tokyo.
		Navigator for Jimmy Doolittle during WWII bombing raid on Japan dead at 83
		Veterans of a bombing raid on Japan led by Jimmy Doolittle, shown in this drawing, will hold their annual reunion of "Doolittles Raiders" in Columbia, South Carolina.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-362995.html (460 words)

	Amazon.ca: Calculated Risk : The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle-Aviation Pioneer and World War II Hero: Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Along the way, before getting to Doolittle's notable achievements in WWII and afterward, we get wife Josephine's perspective on such things as their sons raising birds in their room, long winter flights in a family plane with no heating and her husband flying with both ankles in casts and having affairs with New York models.
		Even allowing for a granddaughter's partiality and occasional lapses of style, Josephine Doolittle emerges as a heroic figure in her own right (a pioneer in what would now be called counseling PTSD veterans) and in every respect a worthy match for her husband, who seems to deserve all the praise he has received.
		Doolittle drew on such sources as her grandfather's wartime letters to his wife and hundreds of letters sent to them over the years.
	www.amazon.ca /Calculated-Risk-Extraordinary-Doolittle-Aviation-Pioneer/dp/1891661442 (651 words)

	James H. Doolittle
		Floyd flew the plane that Jimmie Doolittle was supposed to be flying as he flew under the Golden Gate Bridge.
		Doolittle and his crews secretly practiced short take-offs from the Glenn County Airport in Willows to simulate the short 500 foot aircraft carrier flight deck.
		While we were at the air races, we rode back and forth with Jimmy Doolittle and his wife in their car and went to several things that they went to with the Early Birds.
	www.earlyaviators.com /edooljim.htm (1028 words)

	Pearl Harbor vengeance raid on Tokyo by Jimmy Doolittle and his North American Mitchell B-25
		Jimmy Doolittle, a very energetic man, decided that the B-25 crews would consist of five men: pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier and engineer-gunner.
		Jimmy Doolittle and his raiders were the first to fly land-based bombers from a carrier deck on a combat mission and first to use new cruisecontrol techniques in attacking a distant target.
		Jimmy Doolittle's famous air raid against Japan marked the beginning of the turnaround toward victory for Amenca and her allies in World War II.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/North-American-B25/info/info.htm (4514 words)

	Jimmy Doolittle: famed airpower pioneer : Military Aviation : Defense News Air Force Army Navy News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SAN ANTONIO: The man the "Doolittle Raiders" are named for may not be a household name today, but James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle was once one of the most famous celebrities in America, even before the raid, and remains one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th Century.
		In March 1951, Doolittle was appointed a special assistant to the Air Force chief of staff, serving as a civilian in scientific matters which led to Air Force ballistic missile and space programs.
		When Doolittle accepted his Medal of Honor after the raid, he did so reluctantly, saying he would accept it on behalf of all the men who took part in the raid, and vowed to spend the rest of his life living up to the honor.
	www.defencetalk.com /news/publish/airforce/Jimmy_Doolittle_famed_airpower_pioneer100011437.php (1523 words)

	VOA Special English - EXPLORATIONS - James Doolittle
		Jimmy Doolittle was born on December fourteenth, Eighteen-Ninety-Six, in the western state of California.
		Jimmy Doolittle won three of the most important races, the Schneider Marine Cup, the Bendix Trophy race and the Thompson Trophy race.
		Jimmy Doolittle told his crews where they were going only after the carrier was at sea.
	www.manythings.org /voa/04/040526ex_t.htm (1170 words)

	Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Gen. James Doolittle
		Aviation pioneer and military hero, James H. Doolittle is a symbol of vision and courage.
		In the uniform of his country, General Doolittle's heroic leadership inspired the American people during the darkest hours of the Second World War.
		Doolittle led the bold B-25 bombing raid on Tokyo from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet on April 18, 1942, only four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
	www.medaloffreedom.com /JimmyDoolittle.htm (539 words)

	James Harold Doolittle, General, United States Air Force
		General Doolittle died in California on September 27, 1993 and was buried in Section 7-A of Arlington National Cemetery, with his high school sweetheart, Josephine Daniels Doolittle (May 24, 1895-December 24, 1988).
		James "Jimmy" Doolittle was educated in Nome, Alaska, Los Angeles Junior College, and spent a year at the University of California School of Mines.
		Doolittle resigned his regular commission Feb. 15, 1930 and was commissioned a major in the Specialist Reserve Corps a month later, being named manager of the Aviation Department of the Shell Oil Company, in which capacity he conducted numerous aviation tests.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jdoolitt.htm (1592 words)

	Jimmy Doolittle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Born in Alameda, California on December 14th, 1896, Doolittle joined the army while a junior at the University of California.
		At the time of the surrender he was the commanding general of the 8th Air Force.
		Doolittle retired from the Air Force in 1959.
	www.ussmissouri.com /Surrender/doolittle.htm (78 words)

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