Subscribe
The famed World War II Doolittle Raiders were honored during a ceremony marking their 74th anniversary at Joint Base San Antonio Randolph April 18th. April 18th 1942 as a Second Lieutenant, retired Lieutenant Colonel Dick Cole flew alongside General James “Jimmy” Doolittle in Aircraft No. 1. He was one of 80 pilots, gunners, navigators and bombardiers aboard 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers that flew over Japan executing a dangerous, yet successful surprise attack, known as the Doolittle Raid. The Doolittle Raid was the first U.S. success in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor, heartening America and shaking Japan.
| Date Taken: | 04.18.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2016 16:33 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 459976 |
| VIRIN: | 160418-F-AE938-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_103235266 |
| Length: | 00:02:53 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, TEXAS, US |
| Downloads: | 22 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 22 |
This work, Doolittle Raiders 74th Anniversary, by Anthony S Hearst, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
