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Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 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· 9 months agoThe Air Force Academy football team kicked up virtual praise — and criticism — for its new alternate...
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...
Remembering a West Warwick airman’s heroics in the Doolittle Raid | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSubmitted opinion column: Alan E. Mesches is the author of "The Flying Grunt, the Story of...
This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPearl Harbor had to be avenged. On April 18, 1942, the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo did exactly that....
Eighty years ago, the world outlook was bleak. Enter America into WW II, and fortunes turned
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs America marks Veterans Day, think back to 80 years ago. It is just after the devastating December...
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 ...
Marine vet marking Beirut attack anniversary with another 273-mile walk
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMarine veteran Paul “Doc” Doolittle has been saving up his vacation time from his job as a security...
Air Force unveils B-21 Raider, America's newest nuclear stealth bomber, after years of secrecy
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe veil of secrets shrouding the U.S. Air Force's new long-range stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider,...
U.S. Air Force to celebrate 75th anniversary, Okaloosa veterans inducted into Hall of Fame
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Air Force will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this month, followed by a salute to...
