{"id":8561,"date":"2017-04-18T20:13:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T20:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=8561"},"modified":"2017-04-18T20:13:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T20:13:59","slug":"unforgettable-commemoration-of-doolittle-raid-75th-anniversary-set-for-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/unforgettable-commemoration-of-doolittle-raid-75th-anniversary-set-for-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2017\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Unforgettable Commemoration of Doolittle Raid 75TH Anniversary Set for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8562\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 421px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8562\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/B25-edit.jpg\" alt=\"General documentation of people &amp; planes in Warbirds.\" width=\"411\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B25-edit.jpg 700w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B25-edit-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">B-25 Row. Photo courtesy of EAA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lone remaining veteran of the famed Doolittle Raiders mission of April 1942 and at least 16 B-25 bombers will be part of the raid\u2019s 75th anniversary commemoration and air show activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The 65th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, the \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest Aviation Celebration,\u201d will be held July 24-30.<\/p>\n<p>The 75th anniversary activities will honor those involved in the daring mission that involved 16 B-25 bombers that departed from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, and bombed military sites in Japan. The \u201cDoolittle Raiders,\u201d led by legendary pilot Jimmy Doolittle, then faced hardships after their airplanes made forced landings in China and other areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Doolittle Raid 75 years ago was important, not as much for its military gains as it was a morale lift to an American military and public that had been buffeted by bad news in the months immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor,\u201d said Rick Larsen, EAA\u2019s vice president of communities and member benefits who coordinates AirVenture features and attractions. \u201cOur activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year will connect our attendees with the importance of this mission, as well as the people and aircraft involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the highlights of the 75th anniversary commemoration will be a July 26 evening program with 101-year-old Dick Cole, the only remaining member of the 80 original Doolittle Raiders, as well as Jimmy Doolittle\u2019s grandchildren, Jimmy Doolittle III and Jonna Doolittle Hoppes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank EAA for honoring the Raiders at their 75th anniversary,\u201d said Cole, who was co-pilot for Doolittle in the lead aircraft. \u201cThank you for paying tribute to us even though we never felt like heroes. We were just doing our job. We can also never forget the men who fought at Wake, Midway, and all across the Pacific. See you at Oshkosh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrival of at least 16 B-25 bombers at AirVenture by Tuesday, July 25, with the aircraft parked in AirVenture\u2019s warbird area. Notable aircraft already confirmed include Panchito (Delaware Aviation Museum); Briefing Time (Mid-Atlantic Air Museum); Yankee Warrior (Yankee Air Museum); Miss Hap (American Airpower Museum); Barbie III (Cavanaugh Flight Museum); Devil Dog (Commemorative Air Force); and Miss Mitchell (Commemorative Air Force \u2013 Minnesota Wing).<\/li>\n<li>Several programs at the popular Warbirds of America \u201cWarbirds in Review\u201d speaker series.<\/li>\n<li>Sixteen B-25s flying in the warbirds air show on Tuesday, July 25, and re-enacting the 1942 Doolittle Raid to start the night air show on Wednesday, July 26.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other highlights will be announced as they are finalized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lone remaining veteran of the famed Doolittle Raiders mission of April 1942 and at least 16 B-25 bombers will be part of the raid\u2019s 75th anniversary commemoration and air show activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The 65th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, the \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8561"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8564,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8561\/revisions\/8564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}