The story
Doolittle raiders SSgt. F. A. Braemer, SSgt. P. J. Leonard, 1Lt. R. E. Cole, MajGen. James Doolittle, and 1Lt. H. A. Potter in Zhejiang, China, Apr 1942Commander of VGS-1 squadron Lieutenant Commander Lex L. Black making the 2,000th landing on escort carrier Long Island in a SOC-3A Seagull aircraft, 20 Apr 1942Chinese troops evacuating downed Doolittle Raiders, somewhere on the Chinese coast, Apr 1942Converted TWA Stratoliner
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