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Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPhoto courtesy National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Norden bombsight was the primary bombsight used by American bombers during WWII. Before the...
Air Force defends ‘Doolittle’ football uniform from online critics
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Air Force Academy football team kicked up virtual praise — and criticism — for its new alternate...
Remembering a West Warwick airman’s heroics in the Doolittle Raid | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSubmitted opinion column: Alan E. Mesches is the author of "The Flying Grunt, the Story of...
80 years ago, he survived sinking of USS Hornet. Fresno-area vet shares his WWII story
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoEighty years ago, Bob Cole was a sailor on the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the South Pacific. It...
Farmers grow corn maze marking 40 years since tragic attack on Marines
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLeonard Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch has grown an intricate design commemorating 40 years since...
Doolittle Raiders relied 'on the kindness of Chinese strangers.' This Gulf Breeze man helped
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGULF BREEZE — An art-filled home on a quiet residential street nestled between the East Bay and...
Public has chance to visit World War II-era B25 Mitchell Bomber Tuesday at airport
American News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWorld War II and aviation enthusiasts, and anyone interested in seeing a B25 Mitchell bomber up...
Eighty years ago, the world outlook was bleak. Enter America into WW II, and fortunes turned
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs America marks Veterans Day, think back to 80 years ago. It is just after the devastating December...
Sarasota man helped track Apollo 11 back to earth
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year ago[Editor's note: A reference to the USS Hornet CVS-12 being involved in the Doolittle Raid was removed. The USS Hornet CVS-8 was involved in the surprise...
Doolittle Raid veteran honored with historical marker
Gainesville Daily Register, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 7—A historical marker was recently unveiled in honor of Second-lieutenant Thadd H. Blanton, an airman from Gainesville who participated in the legendary "Doolittle" air raid over Japan ...
