Some interviews to commemorate the Doolittle Raid...

Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:51 am

Saturday marks the 67th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942. Here are two video interviews with a couple of the Raiders - Dick Cole and Tom Griffin - that you might find of interest (please pardon my links :wink:

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Col. Dick Cole
http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 9403411001

Tom Griffin
http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 1317867882

Zack

Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:22 am

Thanks for those, Zack. I still think Tom Griffin's presentation that night at EAA was one of the neatest things I've experienced in a long time.

Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:03 pm

These are pics from Wings Over Houston 2007 when we had two of the Doolittle Raiders attend, Dick Cole and Ed Horton. I have the prevelidge of being in charge of our "Legends & Heroes" autograph tent and arranged 3 day's of activities for them. Friday morn. we met up at the 147th FW forlunch before heading over for a photo shoot with Lone Star flight Museum's B-25.

Loading up at the 147th FW of the Texas Air National Guard

Photo-op with LSFM.

Pre-flight briefing with the B-25 crew

Taxing out

Off for a flight.

Tim