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James Harold Doolittle dit Jimmy Doolittle (14 décembre 1896 - 27 septembre 1993) est un pilote américain, pionnier du développement de l'aviation de l'entre-deux-guerres. Officier de l' USAAF pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il conçut et mena en avril 1942 un raid audacieux qui porte son nom, le raid de Doolittle — le ...
James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor.
9 nov. 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of James H. Doolittle, a pioneering pilot, engineer and military leader who led the first American attack on Japan in 1942. Find out how he flew coast to coast, invented a pilot dehydrator, and received the Medal of Honor.
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15 mai 2024 · James H. Doolittle (born Dec. 14, 1896, Alameda, Calif., U.S.—died Sept. 27, 1993, Pebble Beach, Calif.) was an American aviator and army general who led an air raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Doolittle was educated at Los Angeles Junior College (1914–16) and the ...
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Le célèbre aviateur, l’un des plus connus de son époque aux États-Unis, revint sur le devant de la scène après l’attaque japonaise contre la base américaine de Pearl Harbor. Son idée était alors de frapper l’empire nippon en son cœur, à Tokyo. Il élabora ce que l’on appela par la suite le « raid Doolittle ».
GENERAL JAMES HAROLD DOOLITTLE. Medal of Honor recipient, pioneering holder of speed records, leader of first aerial attack on the Japanese mainland, and famed World War II air commander. James Harold Doolittle was born in Alameda, Calif., in 1896.
11 avr. 2024 · Doolittle Raid (April 18, 1942), during World War II, U.S. Army Air Forces bombing raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet in a spectacular surprise attack that caused little damage but boosted Allied morale.
