Biography:One of the most famous pilots during the inter-war period, he made many pioneering flights. During the Second World War, he served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces, and earned the Medal of Honor for his valor and leadership.
1917-12-24 Famous pilot James Doolittle (21) weds high school sweetheart Josephine E. Daniels
Historical Events
1929-09-24 James Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Air Force Base in NY in the first flight to use only instrument guidance to take off, fly a set course and land
1942-04-02 USS Hornet with Jimmy Doolittles B-25 departs from San Francisco
1942-04-18 James Doolittle bombs Tokyo & other Japanese cities
Charles Rolls
Guy Gibson
Henry Royce
Pappy Boyington
Sergei Korolev
William George Barker