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Doolittle Raiders celebrate 64th reunion

Retired Lt. Col. Frank Kappeler (center) and seven other of the 16 remaining Doolittle Raiders adjourn from their 64th reunion goblet ceremony with a standing ovation from friends, family and media in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. The solemn goblet ceremony honors the Doolittle Raiders and the accomplishments of their April 18, 1942, Tokyo Raid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)

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Doolittle Raiders celebrate 64th reunion

Doolittle Raiders, retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole (right) and retired Lt. Col. Chase Nielsen, raise their goblets to toast their fellow Raiders at the group's 64th reunion in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)

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Doolittle Raiders celebrate 64th reunion

Retired Master Sgt. Ed Horton honors the memory of retired Lt. Col. Horrace Crouch by turning his goblet upside down at the goblet ceremony during the 64th Doolittle Raider reunion in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. The goblet ceremony is held to honor the Raiders who died since their last meeting. This year, they honored Colonel Crouch, who passed away Dec. 21 from pneumonia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)

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Doolittle Raid

U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B bombers prepare to take off from USS Hornet (CV-8), on the morning of April 18, 1942. These are the last five or six planes to be launched. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle Raid on Japan

USAAF B-25B bombers tied down on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while the carrier was en route to the mission's launching point. The plane in the foreground is tail No. 40-2203 (mission plane No. 9). Partially visible at far right is tail No. 40-2250 (mission plane No. 10). Piloted respectively by 2nd Lts. Harold F. Watson and Richard O. Joyce, these B-25s attacked targets in the Tokyo area. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle Raid

U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B bombers tied down on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while the carrier was en route to the mission's launching point. The plane in the center is tail No. 40-2283 and mission plane # 5. Capt. David M. Jones piloted the aircraft to targets in the Tokyo area. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle Raid on Japan

Air crews prepare .50 caliber machine gun ammunition on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). Three of their B-25B bombers are visible. In the upper left is tail No. 40-2298 and mission plane No. 6, piloted by Lt. Dean E. Hallmark. The aircraft in top center is tail No. 40-2283 and mission plane No. 5, piloted by Capt. David M. Jones. Both attacked targets in the Tokyo area. (U.S. Navy photo) Lt. Hallmark, captured by the Japanese in China, was executed by them at Shanghai on 15 October 1942. Note the open flight deck bomb elevator in the upper right.

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Doolittle Raid

U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B bombers and Navy F4F-3 fighters tied down on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8) before the start of the operation. Note wooden dummy machine guns in the tail cone of the B-25 at left. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle Raid

View from the island of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Nashville (CL-43) is in the distance. Eight of the mission's 16 B-25B bombers are visible on the carrier's flight deck. Aircraft at right is tail No. 40-2250 and mission plane No. 10. 2nd Lt. Richard O. Joyce piloted the aircraft to targets in the Tokyo area. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle Raid

A U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B bomber lines up for takeoff from USS Hornet (CV-8), on the morning of April 18, 1942. Note white lines painted on the flight deck, below the plane's nose and wheels, to guide the pilot during the takeoff run. This is the third or fourth plane to be launched. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle Raid

A U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B bomber flies over USS Hornet (CV-8) while on its way to attack targets in Japan, just after it was launched on the morning of April 18, 1942. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle Raid

Army Air Forces B-25B bombers parked on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). The plane in the upper right is tail No. 40-2242 and mission plane No. 8. Capt. Edward J. York piloted the aircraft to targets in the Tokyo area. (U.S. Navy photo).

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Doolittle Raid

Some of the mission's B-25B bombers parked on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). Note use of the flight deck tie-down strips to secure the aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle's Raid

Several of the mission's 16 B-25B bombers are lined up on the deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8). In the foreground is tail No. 40-2261, which was mission plane No. 7, piloted by 2nd Lt. Ted W. Lawson. The next plane is tail No. 40-2242, mission plane No. 8, piloted by Capt. Edward J. York. Both aircraft attacked targets in the Tokyo area. Lt. Lawson later wrote the book "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo." Note searchlight at left. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle's Raid

USS Gwin (DD-433) approaches USS Hornet (CV-8) from astern, with USS Nashville (CL-43) beyond, while en route to the mission's launching point. The ships are framed by the tail of a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B, parked on the rear of the carrier's flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle's Raid

Two of the operation's 16 B-25B bombers, parked on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission launching point. The plane at right has tail No. 40-2282 and mission plane No. 4. During the raid, 2nd Lt. Everett W. Holstrom Jr., piloted the aircraft to targets in Tokyo. Note protective cover over its gun turret and wooden dummy guns mounted in its tail cone. The plane at left is warming up its engines, as was done periodically during the voyage. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle's Raid

View looking aft from the island of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Gwin (DD-433) is coming alongside, as USS Nashville (CL-43) steams in the distance. Eight of the mission's 16 B-25B bombers are parked within view, as are two of the ship's scout bombers. Note arresting gear and flight deck barriers in the lower portion of the photo, and 1.1" quad anti-aircraft machine gun mount at left. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Doolittle's Raid

An Army Air Forces B-25B bomber awaits the takeoff signal on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), as the raid is launched April 18, 1942. Note the flight deck officer holding launch flag at right, and white stripes painted on the flight deck to guide the pilot's alignment of the plane's nose and port side wheels.( U.S. Navy photo)

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Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle

War-time caricature of Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle and his accomplishments, artist unknown.

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1942 War-time Recruiting Poster

Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle stands near a war-time recruiting poster alluding to his April 1942 bombing raid on Japan. These types of posters were part of everyday life on the homefront during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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