This video showcases the amazing aspects of World War II’s Doolittle Raid. The aerial assault took place in 1942 as American ...

He was 103 years old. The famed Doolittle raid was named for then Lt Col Jimmy Doolittle, who led the first US strikes against Japan during the war in 1942. Retired Lt Cole was Lt Col Doolittle's ...

March 1942: Jimmy Doolittle and his Raiders begin training for their bombing mission over Tokyo at the field. • Dec. 29, 1943: 1st Lt. Robert L. Duke is killed in a plane crash during a test ...

Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, one of two surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders, just turned 100 years old in September. During a recent visit to the Pentagon, he received a commemorative ...

To that end, Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a former air racer and stunt pilot, devises a plan for a daring raid on the heart of Japan itself. To do this, he must train army bomber pilots to do ...