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Preflight. That Doolittle kid -- Bad boys -- good girls -- A love affair with flight -- The pilots lounge -- Instrument takeoff. Coast to coast -- Back to school -- Stunts and speed -- Flying blind -- The shell years -- The speed pilot -- Doolittle's folly -- The coming war -- Wing and a prayer. America strikes back -- I am an American -- "Dearest Joe;" -- The mighty eighth -- Return to civilian life -- Final approach . Granny and gramps -- Uncle Jim -- Doolittle Central -- Soul mates -- Touch the face of God -- Mission accomplished. Decorations, achievements & awards.;Famous for leading the Tokyo Raid, America's first strike against Japan in World War II, Jimmy Doolittle lived a remarkable life as an American pilot. This firsthand account by his granddaughter reveals an extraordinary individual--a scientist with a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from MIT, an aviation pioneer who was the first to fly across the United States in less than 24 hours and the first to fly "blind" (using only his plane's instruments), a barnstormer well known for aerobatics, a popular racing pilot who won every major air race at least once, recipient of both the Congressional Medal of Honor and Pre

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Author

Doolittle, James Harold;Hoppes, Jonna Doolittle

Publisher

Santa Monica Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781595809155

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Historical Fiction, Military