Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1896 - 1993
Biographical Note
James Harold Doolittle (1896-1993) was a pilot who set two early transcontinental flying time records, pioneered advancements in aviation, led the Tokyo raid in 1942, and commanded the Eighth Air Force attack on Germany.
Citation:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/James_Harold_Doolittle.aspxFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Herbert Brucker Film
Collection — Box Film Box 2, Reel: 1
Identifier: 2007-11-16-B
Contents of the Collection
The Herbert Brucker Film is a small collection containing one privately shot black-and-white film taken at Mitchell Field in Garden City, New York in 1927. The film is five minutes and 44 seconds long. The footage depicts several well-known aviation events and activities by famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh taking off in the "Spirit of St. Louis" for his transatlantic flight; the christening of "America," Richard E. Byrd's Fokker C-2; and James Doolittle performing...
Dates:
1927
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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