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Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor.
Bound for Tokyo, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle launches his B-25 Mitchell
from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet on the morning of 18 April,
1942. Leading a sixteen-bomber force on their long distance one - way mission,
the Doolittle Raiders completed the first strike at the heart of Imperial Japan
since the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour four months earlier. Together, they
completed one of the most audacious air raids in aviation history |
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Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor.
Bound for Tokyo, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle launches his B-25 Mitchell from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet on the morning of 18 April, 1942. Leading a sixteen-bomber force on their long distance one - way mission, the Doolittle Raiders completed the first strike at the heart of Imperial Japan since the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour four months earlier. Together, they completed one of the most audacious air raids in aviation history.
Signed limited edition of 550 prints, with 5 signatures. Print paper size 33 inches x 23.5 inches (84cm x 60cm). Price £200.00 Signatories: Major General David M Jones, Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher, Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole, Staff Sergeant Edwin W Horton, and Major Thomas C Griffin.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs, with 5 signatures. Paper size 16 inches x 26 inches (41cm x 66cm). Price £325.00 Signatories: Major General David M Jones, Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher, Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole, Staff Sergeant Edwin W Horton, and Major Thomas C Griffin.
Limited edition of 300 commemorative proofs, with 13 signatures. Paper size 16 inches x 26 inches (41cm x 66cm). Price £460.00 Signatories: Major General David M Jones, Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher, Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole, Staff Sergeant Edwin W Horton, and Major Thomas C Griffin, Lieutenant Colonel Frank A Kappelar, Lieutenant Colonel Chase J Nielson, Colonel William M Bower, Lieutenant Colonel Edward J Saylor, Second Lieutenant Charles J Ozuk, Lieutenant Colonel Robert L Hite, Second Lieutenant William L Birch, and Mr Tung Sheng-Liu.
Limited edition of 25 giclee canvas proofs, with 13 signatures. Paper size 16 inches x 26 inches (41cm x 66cm). Price £995.00 Signatories: Major General David M Jones, Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher, Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole, Staff Sergeant Edwin W Horton, and Major Thomas C Griffin, Lieutenant Colonel Frank A Kappelar, Lieutenant Colonel Chase J Nielson, Colonel William M Bower, Lieutenant Colonel Edward J Saylor, Second Lieutenant Charles J Ozuk, Lieutenant Colonel Robert L Hite, Second Lieutenant William L Birch, and Mr Tung Sheng-Liu.
ITEM CODE DHM2603
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Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor
- The Signatures
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Major General David M Jones
Captain and pilot of B-25 plane #5, attacked the waterfront of Tokyo. After the raid he flew Martin B-26s in North Africa before being shot down and taken prisoner in Germany for the duration.
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Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher
Flight engineer and gunner on Harold Watsons B-25 plane #9. After the raid transferred to North Africa and England.
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Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole
Co-pilot of General Jimmy Doolittles B-25 plane #1, attacked the city of Tokyo and bailed out over China. Remained in China flying bombing and transport missions over the Hump.
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Staff Sergeant Edwin W Horton
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Major Thomas C Griffin
Navigator on Doc Watsons plane #9, attacked a factory on Tokyo Bay in Kawasaki. Arrived back in US in June, 1942. Flew combat in North Africa, shot down and captured in July 1943. POW.
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Lieutenant Colonel Frank A Kappelar
Entered the US Navy in 1936 before transferring to the Air Corps as navigator in 1941. Navigator on B-25 plane #11. Remained in CBI theater until August 1942. Reassigned to Europe for the remainder of the war.
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Lieutenant Colonel Chase J Nielson
Navigator on plane #6. Captured by Japanese forces and spent 40 months as a prisoner of war.
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Lieutenant Colonel Edward J Saylor
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Second Lieutenant Charles J Ozuk
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert L Hite
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Second Lieutenant William L Birch
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