Bound for Tokyo, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle launches
his B-25 Mitchell from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet
on the morning of 18 April, 1942. Leading a sixteen-bomber force
on their long distance one - way mission, the Doolittle Raiders
completed the first strike at the heart of Imperial Japan since
the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour four months earlier. Together,
they completed one of the most audacious air raids in aviation
history.
The main print is signed by seven of the Doolittle Raiders plus
one honarary raider, a Chinese citizen
who asisted the aircrews in evading capture by the Japanese.
The print is fully conservation framed to include the original
signature of the mission commander, General James H. Doolittle.
The companion print "Now the Day Dawns" is signed by
a further four Doolittle Raiders. |