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18 Apr 1942

Doolittle Raid The Plan: Take 16 B-25s, launch 400 miles out, strike targets under the cover of darkness and recover in China after sunrise. What Happened; Launch 700 miles out, strike targets during the early afternoon, and bailout over China in darkness.

Crew 1 Lt Col Jimmy Doolittle and Crew. Dick Cole, a member of the Greatest Generation, is thankfully still with us today and remains active on his farm in Comfort, Texas.

Crew 8 Crew 8 landed near Vladivostok with engine trouble and were interned in Russia until they escaped through Iran in May 1943.

Crew 12 Sgt Duquette was killed 6 weeks after the raid when his plane hit a mountain while returning from a bombing mission.

Crew 11 Capt Ross Green was shot down over North Africa on 17 Jul 1943. He was Captured – Escaped – Recaptured and spent the rest of the war as a POW.

Crew 16 Crew was captured by the Japanese after bailing out. Lt Farrow and Sgt Spatz were executed on 15 Oct 1942 along with Lt Hallmark from Crew 6.

80 Men flew from the Hornet on 18 Apr 1942 3 were killed bailing out 8 were captured by the Japanese 3 POWs were executed 1 died of malnutrition and mistreatment 4 were repatriated 40 months into captivity 10 were KIA in Europe, North Africa & Indo-China 4 were shot down and interred as German POWs As of 21 Dec 05 16 Raiders are still with us.