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Our auction closed promptly at 9:00 pm PST on December 15, 2011. We can no longer accept bids for this auction. Please return in December to participate in our next auction.Lot 23. Doolittle Raiders On April 18, 1942, James Doolittle led 16 B-25s to bomb targets in Tokyo and other major Japanese cities. It was one of the most dramatic propaganda coups of the war. This daring feat gave hope and optimism to the Allies, who until this time had experienced few victories. The pilots and crew who participated in this mission became known as the Doolittle Raiders.
8x10.5 official Doolittle Raiders letterhead, signed at the 55th Reunion in Las Vegas, between April 22-25, 1997. Framed for overall size of 10.75x13.25. Signed in various shades of ink by: Bill Bower, Edwin Horton, Jack A. Sims, J. R. Stork, Frank Keppeler, Jacob DeShazer, Nolan Herndon, David Jones, Hank Potter (signed twice), Joseph Manske, Chase Jay Nielson, Travis Hoover, Charles C. McClure, Everett W. Holstrom, plus four of the only five surviving Raiders: Richard Cole, Thomas Griffin, Edward Saylor, and David Thatcher.
Collector’s pencil notes in lower right corner.
MB. $200. Est. $600