Doolittle Raiders Reunion - B-25 - Ground Shot
USAF Photo Caption -
Vintage B-25 Mitchell bombers prepare to take off from the National Museum of the
U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to take part in a memorial
flight honoring the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders on April 18, 2010. The 68th Doolittle
RaidersÕ reunion commemorates the anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid. On April
18, 1942, U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Jimmy DoolittleÕs squad of 16 B-25 Mitchell
aircraft bombed Japanese targets in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Air
Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)
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