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Offline Strip

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66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« on: April 18, 2008, 07:46:08 AM »
After reaching retirement the legendary flight lives on....

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Re: 65th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2008, 08:05:50 AM »
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Re: 65th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2008, 08:57:51 AM »
ehem....66th Anniversary.

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Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2008, 09:46:04 AM »
I had the honor of shaking one of the Raiders hand at SAC about five years ago.

He and I had been on a flight from LAS to SAC. I didn't know that he was one of the Raiders until we had deplaned. There was an Air Force captain standing at the bottom of the concours holding a sign with this gentlemans name and Dolittle Raiders written on it. I figured they must be having a Dolittle reunion, (it was about this time of year). For the life of me I can't remember his name,(sad I know)

When I saw the sign I just new that I had to thank him for what he had done and shake his hand. Not much I know, but I was glad that he knew that the younger generations knew what he and the men like him had done and that they would not be forgotten.

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Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2008, 02:23:32 PM »
It's coming...


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Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2008, 02:55:05 PM »
Dont tease me!

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Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2008, 05:17:44 PM »
Just wanted to let everyone know there is a tribute film in the FSO forum.

Words dont do it justice!

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Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2008, 05:25:04 PM »
The video Kermit put together for it was just amazing, it is by far and away the best AH film anyone has ever made using this game, it looks like a professional documentary.  I hope you don't mind Kermit but I'm gonna post the link to it here for people, I just think everyone needs to watch it.  I think HiTech needs to post it in the films section.

http://lgmfilms.net/aceshigh/TheDoolittleRaiders.zip
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Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2008, 09:15:25 PM »
here are some survivors from a couple of years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3dGIXk-BWM
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