Daily Archives: March 27, 2008

The Gee Bee, B-25′s, and the Medal of Honor: Spotlight on James “Jimmy” Doolittle

Posted on March 27, 2008 by tony

(1) With his contributions in both aeronautics as well as American history, James “Jimmy” Doolittle was great figure in American history. In doing research for this post today, I found out he was boxer (ever notice how many figures in American history have boxing experience?), test pilot, general, and even consulted on space matters! While … Continue reading »

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