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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 15

Crew No. 15 (Plane #40-2267, target Nagoya): 89th Reconnaissance Squadron, back row: Lt. Donald G. Smith, pilot; and Lt. Griffith P. Williams, copilot; back row: Lt. Howard A. Sessler, navigator/bombardier; Lt. Thomas R. White, flight engineer; and Sgt. Edward J. Saylor, gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 16

Crew No. 16 (Plane #40-2268, target Nagoya): 34th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. William G. Farrow, pilot; and Lt. Robert L. Hite, copilot; back row: Lt. George Barr, navigator; Cpl. Jacob D. DeShazer, bombardier; and Sgt. Harold A. Spatz, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 2

Crew No. 2 (Plane #40-2292, target Tokyo): 37th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Travis Hoover, pilot; Lt. William N. Fitzhugh, copilot; back row: Lt. Carl R. Wildner, navigator; Lt. Richard E. Miller, bombardier; and Sgt. Douglas V. Radney, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 4

Crew No. 4 (Plane #40-2282, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Everett W. Holstrom, pilot; and Lt. Lucian N. Youngblood, copilot; back row: Lt. Harry C. McCool, navigator; Sgt. Robert J. Stephens, bombardier; and Cpl. Bert M. Jordan, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 5

Crew No. 5 (Plane #40-2283, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Capt. David M. Jones, pilot; and Lt. Ross R. Wilder, copilot; back row: Lt. Eugene F. McGurl, navigator; Lt. Denver V. Truelove, bombardier; and Sgt. Joseph W. Manske, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 6

Crew No. 6 (Plane #40-2298, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Dean E. Hallmark, pilot; and Lt. Robert J. Meder, copilot; back row: Lt. Chase J. Nielsen, navigator; Sgt. William J. Dieter, bombardier; and Sgt. Donald E. Fitzmaurice, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 7

Crew No. 7 (Plane #40-2261, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Ted W. Lawson, pilot; and Lt. Dean Davenport, copilot; back row: Lt. Charles L. McClure, navigator; Lt. Robert S. Clever, bombardier; and Sgt. David J. Thatcher, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 8

Crew No. 8 (Plane #40-2242, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Capt. Edward J. York, pilot; and Lt. Robert G. Emmens, copilot; back row: Lt. Nolan A. Herndon, navigator/bombardier; Staff Sgt. Theodore H. Laban, flight engineer; and Sgt. David W. Pohl, gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 9

Crew No. 9 (Plane #40-2203, target Tokyo): 34th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Harold F. Watson, pilot; and Lt. James N. Parker Jr., copilot; back row: Lt. Thomas C. Griffin, navigator; Sgt. Wayne M. Bissell, bombardier; and Tech. Sgt. Eldred V. Scott, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force 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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Doolittle's Raid

Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle (center), commander of the Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, is surrounded by a group of U.S. flyers. (This picture was taken before his promotion to lieutenant general.) The general took part in the first raid on Tokyo on April 18,1942, when a squadron took off from the USS Hornet in the North Pacific Ocean to bomb military installations in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Doolittle's Raid

Orders in hand, Navy Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, skipper of the USS Hornet (CV-8) chats with Lt. Col. James Doolittle, leader of the Army Air Forces attack group. This group of fliers carried the battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a daring raid on military targets in major Japanese cities. It was the result of coordination between the two services. The USS Hornet carried the 16 B-25 bombers to within take-off distances of the Japanese Islands. (U.S.Navy photo)

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Doolittle's raiders

Retired Col. Dick Cole, now 90 years old, was one of 80 men, led by then-Lt. Col. James Doolittle, to volunteer on April 18, 1942, when 16 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers set out to bomb mainland Japan. The mission was the first American strike on the Japanese mainland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. legacy honored

An event program sits on display for guests at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Jan. 14, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held to honor the legacy of King and give information about how he helped inspire civil rights activism within the African American community. The guest speaker for the event was Col. Malcolm Johnson, 2nd Air Force vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. legacy honored

Geraldine Stone, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron transportation specialist, sings “Trouble of the World” at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Jan. 14, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held to honor the legacy of King who inspired civil rights activism within the African American community. The Keesler African-American Heritage Committee sponsored the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. legacy honored

Guests sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Jan. 14, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held to honor the legacy of King who inspired civil rights activism within the African American community. The Keesler African-American Heritage Committee sponsored the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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