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Title: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: Strip on April 18, 2008, 07:46:08 AM

After reaching retirement the legendary flight lives on....

<Salute>
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh121/purplehaze835/g41196.jpg)

True heros everyone of them...

Strip

Title: Re: 65th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: VansCrew1 on April 18, 2008, 08:05:50 AM

 :salute

Title: Re: 65th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: Kermit de frog on April 18, 2008, 08:57:51 AM

ehem....66th Anniversary.

 :salute

Title: Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: SIK1 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.

 :salute

Title: Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: Kermit de frog on April 18, 2008, 02:23:32 PM

It's coming...


 :noid

Title: Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: Strip on April 18, 2008, 02:55:05 PM

Dont tease me!

Strip

Title: Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: Strip 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!

Strip

Title: Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: trax1 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 (http://lgmfilms.net/aceshigh/TheDoolittleRaiders.zip)

Title: Re: 66th Anniversary of Dolittle Raid
Post by: JagdTankker 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