of Jimmy Doolittles 15 pilots on the April 1942 Tokyo raid, only - TopicsExpress



          

of Jimmy Doolittles 15 pilots on the April 1942 Tokyo raid, only five had won their wings before 1941 (so thats Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett....) . All but one of the 16 copilots were less than a year out of flight school. John D. Landers, a 21-year-old Texan, who was commissioned a second lieutenant on December 12, 1941. He joined his combat squadron with 209 hours total flight time, including 2 ½ in P-40s. He finished the war as a full colonel, commanding an 8th Air Force Group --- at age 24.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:09:04 +0000

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