JIMMY DOOLITTLE USS HORNET CV - 8 US Army Aviation Period Photo B - 25s Pictorial PM
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:11047959 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Year of Issue: 2018 | Topic: Aviation |
| Cancellation Type: Pictorial |
JIMMY DOOLITTLE 1942 RAID ON TOKYO cover with a pictorial postmarkfrom West Point, NY on May 26, 2018. Color printed photo of raider's B-25on deck on cachet #6940 by Alvin Eckert USCS #9964. Cover franked with a 20 cent Medal of Honor stamp (Sc # 2045) and a 37 cent Purple Heart stamp. Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope without gum on flap.Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a ...fine gift!General Jimmy Doolitle led a famous 1942 raid on Tokyo, Japan from theaircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-8.This was the first offensive action against the enemy islands, and greatly raised American morale. The flyers used B-25 bombers that were stripped of mostequipment and heavily loaded with fuel. They had to launch early because anenemy picket vessel discovered their battle group closing on their homeislands. The mission did bomb Tokyo and then the flyers had to land whereverthey ran out of fuel, mostly in China. The group of survivors were in their late80s and early 90s when they had their last annual reunion in November 2013.The last one died in 2019. Seller has 5 other Doolittle Raid covers.Check out my other items! These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matteand placed in a 5x7 picture frame. Free Shipping!
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