Doolittle Raid Anniversary

[RichB]

Seventy-five years ago, at 0820 hrs 18 April 1942 16 B-25s began to launch from the USS Hornet, the last clearing the deck ay 0919 hrs. Richard Cole, age 101, is the last surviving crewman. He was Col. Doolittle's co-pilot on the raid.

40-2344 Tokyo Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle crashed N Quzhou, China
40-2292 37th BS Tokyo 1st Lt. Travis Hoover crashed Ningbo, China
40-2270 "Whiskey Pete" 95th BS Tokyo 1st Lt. Robert M. Gray crashed SE Quzhou, China
40-2282 95th BS Tokyo 1st Lt. Everett W. Holstrom crashed SE Shangrao, China
40-2283 95th BS Tokyo Capt. David M. Jones crashed SW Quzhou, China
40-2298 "The Green Hornet" 95th BS Tokyo 1st Lt. Dean E. Hallmark ditched at sea Wenzhou, China
40-2261 "The Ruptured Duck" 95th BS Tokyo 1st Lt. Ted W. Lawson ditched at sea Changshu, China
40-2242 95th BS Tokyo Capt. Edward J. York interned Primorsky Krai, USSR
40-2303 "Whirling Dervish" 34th BS Tokyo 1st Lt. Harold F. Watson crashed S Nanchang, China
40-2250 89th RS Tokyo 1st Lt. Richard O. Joyce crashed NE Quzhou, China
40-2249 "Hari Kari-er" 89th RS Yokohama Capt. C. Ross Greening crashed NE Quzhou, China
40-2278 "Fickle Finger of Fate" 37th BS Yokohama 1st Lt. William M. Bower crashed NE Quzhou, China
40-2247 "The Avenger" 37th BS Yokosuka 1st Lt. Edgar E. McElroy crashed N Nanchang, China
40-2297 89th BS Nagoya Maj. John A. Hilger crashed SE Shangrao, China
40-2267 "TNT" 89th RS Kobe 1st Lt. Donald G. Smith ditched at sea Changshu, China
40-2268 "Bat Out of Hell" 34th BS Nagoya 1st Lt. William G. Farrow crashed S Ningbo, China

Cheers,
Rich

 

[MrT]

I have met Mr. Cole. He's quite a guy.

:salute