Doolittle Raider Hump Pilot Air Commando

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Seller: Military Book & Autograph Store, Cheyenne, WY, U.S.A.Military Book & Autograph Store

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With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015 Dick Cole has long stood in the powerful spotlight of fame that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In recognition the tremendous boost Doolittle’s Raid gave American morale, members of The Tokyo Doolittle Raiders were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in May 2014. Doolittle’s Raid was only the opening act of Cole’s flying career during the war. When that mission was complete and all of the 16 aircraft had crash-landed in China, many of the survivors were assigned to combat units in Europe. Cole remained in India after their rescue and was assigned to Ferrying Command, flying the Hump of the Himalayas for a year in the world’s worst weather, with inadequate aircraft, few aids to navigation, and inaccurate maps. More than 600 aircraft with their crews were lost during this monumental effort to keep China in the war, but Cole survived and rotated home in 1943. He was home just a few months when he was recruited for the First Air Commandos and he returned to India to participate in Project 9, the aerial invasion of Burma.…

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Title
Doolittle Raider Hump Pilot Air Commando
Author
RE Cole
Condition
Fine
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Item weight
1 pound
Dimensions
9 inches width by 12 inches height by 1 inch depth

Military Book & Autograph Store

Cheyenne, WY, U.S.A.

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Hi my name is Jim. I am married and have two kids 18 and 30. I have collected military signed books and autographs for 40+ years. I am selling off portions of my collection for others to enjoy. I am getting older and my wife and kids have no idea about this stuff and I would hate for it to end up in a landfill upon my death. I have extensive contacts in the military autograph collectors. I do fill want list if I can, please try me out. Thanks for looking. Please enquire with any questions you have.…

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