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[OT]Doolittle Raiders Reunion

From: mreindl@p...
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 16:30:31 -0700
Subject: [OT]Doolittle Raiders Reunion

I know that this is horribly OT, but since there are plenty of lovers of
all things military on the list, I thought I'd mention that this last
weekend in Fresno the last reunion of the Doolittle Raiders was held.
It featured 12 B-25 Mitchell bombers, a variety of smaller aircraft
(including both a TBM Avenger and an F8-F Bearcat fighter, neither of
which I'd ever had the opportunity to see up close before, and I've been
to a LOT of airshows), and a dozen of the surviving Doolittle Raiders.
It was a great event, and it was great to see the planes flying,
particularly 11 B-25's in formation coming over the field.  After
hearing them all warmup and watching them take off, it gives me a real
appreciation as to what it must have been like on the various airfields
of WWII with many times that number of planes taking of to sortie
against the Axis.  It was also great because I got the opportunity to
meet many WWII vets who came out to the event, not just the Doolittle
Raiders themselves.  All in all it was a wonderful experience.	I took
plenty of pictures, and should there be any interest, I'll post them on
my website when I get them back later this week.

Thanks,

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