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THE DOOLITTLE RAIDERS (Artist Proof)
by Robert Taylor
Overall Print Size: 33" x 24"
Edition Size: 60
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The Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April 1942 was one of the most daring, dangerous, and momentous events in all of military history. On April 18, 1942, just four months after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, a small force of B-25 Mitchell bombers under the command of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, took off from the deck of the US Aircraft Carrier Hornet to strike the heart of Japan. The sixteen planes made the first US attack of WWII on the Japanese homeland. While not causing extensive damage to the Japanese war effort, it caused major psychological damage, as they thought their country was invulnerable to attack. It also caused Japan to build up it's home defense forces, keeping those men and war material out of the war zone.
In Robert Taylor's magnificent "DOOLITTLE RAIDERS" we look into the tense faces of the crew of a B-25 as it leaves the target area, the pilot bringing the ship right down onto the landscape, next stop China! Smoke plumes high in the air as following aircraft dodge the flak. Below, peasants and river folk, oblivious to what is happening, wave to the crews as they thunder overhead. With possibly the worst to come, the Doolittle Raiders head out into the unknown.
In addition to the artist this print was individually signed by FOURTEEN surviving Doolittle Raiders aircrew:
- Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD E. COLE
- Staff Sergeant Rev. JACOB DeSCHAZER
- Major THOMAS C GRIFFIN
- Major NOLAN A. HERNDON
- Brigadier General EVERETT W. HOLSTROM
- Major General DAVID M. JONES
- Lieutenant Colonel FRANK A. KAPPELAR
- Lieutenant Colonel JAMES H. MACIA
- Lieutenant Colonel HARRY C. McCOOL
- Lieutenant Colonel CHASE J. NIELSON
- Colonel HENRY A. POTTER
- Major HOWARD A. SESSLER
- Captain J. ROYDON STORK
- Staff Sergeant DAVID J. THATCHER
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
