Edward Eagerton) As he prepared to take off from the aircraft carrier Hornet on April 18, 1942, now retired Air Force Lt ... mission to bomb Japan. The Doolittle Raid marked the first time ...

God bless our fighting men and women on this Veterans Day. For more about the raid, see Brigadier General Jimmy Doolittle talking about it in 1980, courtesy United States Air Force.

gathered today at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base to toast the ones who are alive today and those who have already passed. The Doolittle Raiders decided that this would be their last gathering ...

EGLIN AFB — The legacy of the Doolittle Raiders lives on. On the day of a memorial service was held to honor the late retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole, the last surviving ...

Led by Army Air Force Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, the raiders bombed selected targets in Tokyo and other locations on the Japanese island of Honshu. Although the Doolittle Raid caused ...