Doolittle Raiders Attend 33rd FW Hangar Dedication | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.07.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.08.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.09.25

Airborne-AffordableFlyers-06.26.25

AirborneUnlimited-06.27.25

Fri, Apr 19, 2013

Doolittle Raiders Attend 33rd FW Hangar Dedication

Gathering Expected To Be The Final Public Reunion Of The Remaining Squadron Members

The four surviving members of the famous Doolittle Raiders of WWII gathered for what was called their final public reunion Wednesday at Eglin AFB in Florida.

Among those at the gathering was 97-year-old Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, who took the controls of a vintage B-25 bomber at the reunion, according to a report from Fox News. Cole had been mission commander James Doolittle's co-pilot when 16 B-25 airplanes took off from an aircraft carrier on April 18th, 1942. The attack on Japan came just four months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

During the ceremony, Eglin officials dedicated a hangar named for surviving raider Col. Edward Saylor. After a plaque with his name on it was unveiled, Saylor spoke about his experiences in the military and with the historic Raiders.

For the ceremony, an F-35A Lightning II and a Doolittle Raider B-25 were parked side by side in the hangar.

(Pictured in USAF photo: Doolittle Raiders, Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, salute during the National Anthem at the 33rd Fighter Wing hangar dedication.)

FMI: www.af.mil

Advertisement

More News

Airborne 07.02.25: TikToker Arrested, Vietnam A/L Ground Hit, ATC Modernization

Also: Outlaw Prop 4 Mooney, Ready 4 Duty, Ukrainian F-16 Pilot Lost, Blue Origin Flt On his journey to become the first pilot to land solo on all seven continents, 19-year-old Etha>[...]

Airborne Affordable Flyers 07.03.25: Sonex HW, BlackShape Gabriel, PRA Fly-In 25

Also: DarkAero Update, Electric Aircraft Symposium, Updated Instructor Guide, OSH Homebuilts Celebrate The long-awaited Sonex High Wing prototype has flown... the Sonex gang tells >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.07.25): Discrete Code

Discrete Code As used in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero; >[...]

Classic Aero-TV: DeltaHawk Aero Engine Defies Convention

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Deviation from the Historical Mean Racine, Wisconsin-based DeltaHawk is a privately-held manufacturer of reciprocating engines for aircraft and hybrid >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.07.25)

Aero Linx: Formation and Safety Team (F.A.S.T.), USA The Formation and Safety Team (FAST) is a worldwide, educational organization dedicated to teaching safe formation flying in Wa>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC