UPL 32297
IMAGE"Lt General James H Doolittle, C/O of the 8th AF in the ETO climbs into the cockpit of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane preparatory to taking off on a short flight 'just to keep in shape'. Leader of the daring assault on Tokyo and veteran of 25 missions as commander of the Northwest African Stategic Air Force, Gen Doolittle now directs the huge operations of the 8th AAF against Germany."
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) Fifteenth Air Force
- Service Numbers: O-271855
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Commanding General