Princess
April 18, 2012 marks the 70th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid...the "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" raid led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle when 16 North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers were launched from the carrier USS Hornet to attack targets in Japan.
In a tribute to the five surviving Doolittle Raiders...and to the memory of the other 75...20 B-25's gathered at the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. The planes flew a massed Memorial Flight over the Museum to commemorate the anniversary of the raid.
Activities during the week-long event included meet-and-greets with the Raiders and displays with the aircraft...some of which even sold rides at Grimes Field in nearby Urbana, OH.
Near the end of a long, amazing day; members of the crew of "Pacific Princess" catch a moment to rest.
Princess
April 18, 2012 marks the 70th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid...the "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" raid led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle when 16 North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers were launched from the carrier USS Hornet to attack targets in Japan.
In a tribute to the five surviving Doolittle Raiders...and to the memory of the other 75...20 B-25's gathered at the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. The planes flew a massed Memorial Flight over the Museum to commemorate the anniversary of the raid.
Activities during the week-long event included meet-and-greets with the Raiders and displays with the aircraft...some of which even sold rides at Grimes Field in nearby Urbana, OH.
Near the end of a long, amazing day; members of the crew of "Pacific Princess" catch a moment to rest.