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Reminiscences of James Harold Doolittle
Childhood interest in aviation; flight training, years as instructor; promoting aviation after World War I; early stunts, air shows; General Billy Mitchell; World War II bombing missions; DH-4 flight across United States; Snyder Cup races; acceleration and wind gradients research; full-flight lab work; test piloting, development of instrumentation.
Reminiscences of Gen. James H. Doolittle, USAF (Ret.)
General Doolittle describes in detail the background and preparation for the air attack he led on Tokyo in April 1942 - the famous Doolittle Raid. Among aspects he covers are mechanical difficulties, crew training, and the personalities he dealt with in bringing off this daring attack.
Doolittle
On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle led a flight of sixteen B-25 bombers off the flight deck of the USS Hornet on one of the most daring raids in U.S. military history, a low-level strike on Tokyo and other Japanese cities. For this heroic act, he received the Medal of Honor. But, as Dik Alan Daso convincingly argues, James H. Doolittle should be remembered as much more than a famous combat pilot. With a doctorate in aeronautics from MIT, he devoted his life to mastering the technical and practical intricacies of the most amazing new invention of his time, the airplane. In 1922, Doolittle became the first person to complete a transcontinental flight across the United States in a sing...
Gen. James H. Doolittle Collection
The collection contains a few personal items, such as a guest book from the Doolittle home, but is mostly comprised of newspaper clippings and photocopies. The museum's bio file on Doolittle is in this collection. Two primary subjects covered are Doolittle's research on instrument flying and the Tokyo Raid.
