Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle Aviation Pioneer and World War II Hero - Hardcover

Hoppes, Jonna Doolittle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1891661442 ISBN 13: 9781891661440

Publisher: Santa Monica Press, 2005

Synopsis

Famous for leading the Tokyo Raid, America's first strike against Japan in World War II, Jimmy Doolittle led a remarkable life as an American pilot. This firsthand account by his granddaughter reveals an extraordinary individual a scientist with a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from MIT, an aviation pioneer who was the first to fly across the United States in less than 24 hours and the first to fly blind” (using only his plane’s instruments), a barnstormer well known for aerobatics, a popular racing pilot who won every major air race at least once, recipient of both the Congressional Medal of Honor and Presidential Medal of Freedom, a four-star general, and commander of both the 8th, 12th and 15th Air Forces. This memoir provides insights into the public and private world of Jimmy Doolittle and his family and sheds light on the drives and motivation of one of America's most influential and ambitious aviators.

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Synopsis:

Famous for leading the Tokyo Raid, America's first strike against Japan in World War II, Jimmy Doolittle lived a remarkable life as an American pilot. This firsthand account by his granddaughter reveals an extraordinary individual--a scientist with a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from MIT, an aviation pioneer who was the first to fly across

About the Author:

Jonna Doolittle Hoppes is the granddaughter of Jimmy Doolittle. She teaches classes at the United States Air Force base in Los Angeles and has written about her grandfather in "Smithsonian Air and Space" magazine. She lives in Huntington Beach, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Santa Monica Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1891661442
• ISBN 13: 9781891661440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334