Jimmy Doolittle
American military officer and aviation pioneer (1896-1993) · United States · Scientists · Died at 96
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Something wrong?James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor.
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Doolittle on his Curtiss R3C-2 Racer, the plane in which he won the Schneider Trophy in 1925
Doolittle in a pre-World War II photo
Bust of General Doolittle at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford
1932, flying for the Hoover League
Doolittle and his crew just before takeoff for the mission. From left to right: Lt. Henry A. Potter, navigator; Doolittle, pilot; SSgt. Fred A. Braemer, bombardier; Lt. Richard E. Cole, copilot; SSgt. Paul J. Leonard, flight engineer/gunner. On USS Hornet (CV-8), 18 April 1942.
Doolittle on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8)
Exhibit at USAF Museum depicting a B-25B Mitchell in preparation for the Doolittle Raid.Awards
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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor. He made early coast-to-coast flights and record-breaking speed flights, won many flying races, and helped develop and flight-test instrument flying. According to the FAA, he was the first pilot ever to perform a successful instrument flight.
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