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 Lieutenant) November 01, 2020

The Doolittle Raiders and their Fight for Justice

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The skill and bravery of the Doolittle raiders during WWII, who bombed Tokyo in 1942 captured the American public’s imagination, but not all the crews returned. Eight US flyers became Japanese prisoners of war who were tortured, put on trial for war crimes and found guilty… Not all of these men...read more

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 Lieutenant) November 27, 2016

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) - The finest aviation film of the period

War was not yet over, and that was the reason what it was still necessary making patriotic films with propagandistic value. This was the case of the film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944), which  was based on the true story of the Doolittle Raid, America's first retaliatory air strike against...read more

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 Lieutenant) January 31, 2015

Respect for Doolittle Tokyo Raider

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Lt. Col. Edward Saylor, one of four surviving Doolittle Raiders who attacked Japan during a daring 1942 mission credited with rallying American morale during World War II, has died. He was 94.

Saylor was a flight engineer-gunner who volunteered to fly the risky mission that sent B-25s...read more

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