Airmen bid farewell to two Doolittle Raiders Published Dec. 2, 2008 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force men and women are mourning the deaths last week of two famed Doolittle Raiders, Maj. Gen. David M. Jones and Master Sgt. Edwin W. Horton, Jr. They both served honorably in the April 1942 Doolittle Raid. General Jones died Nov. 25 at his home in Tucson, Arizona. Sergeant Horton passed away Nov. 26 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. General Jones, a captain at the time, was the pilot of plane no. 5 while Sergeant Horton was a crew member on plane no. 10. There were 16 B-25 bombers that took part in the raid. Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle orchestrated the secret attack by the bombers launched from the Navy Carrier USS Hornet on April 18, 1942. The raid was planned in retaliation for the surprise attack by Japanese naval forces on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. There are now nine survivors of the 80 men who made their daring flight in 1942 that gave Americans the first good news of World War II. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) View the comments/letters page