AOPA Pilot Magazine - June 2013 - 46

BRIEFING

HISTORY

American heroes
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders celebrate final public reunion
B Y A LY S S A J. M I L L E R

RICHARD COLE was back in
his element April 17, flying
Panchito, a North American
B–25 Mitchell bomber, over
Florida. Cole, James H.
“Jimmy” Doolittle’s co-pilot
on Crew No. 1 for the famed
Doolittle Tokyo Raid on April
18, 1942, had learned short-field
takeoffs in the bombers at Eglin
Field in preparation for departure from the USS Hornet.
“He still loves to fly and is still very
good at it,” Larry Kelley said of Cole’s performance during he and Cole’s 40-minute
flight in Panchito. Cole and Kelley have
flown together a handful of times over
the years.

“Approach control assigned us an altitude of 1,500 [feet]. … Each time I looked
over at the altimeter while he was flying, it was exactly 1,500 [feet] level or in
a turn didn’t matter. This was a true indication that precise flying is still a natural
for him.”

Cole and two of the three other living
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, David Thatcher
and Edward Saylor, gathered in Fort
Walton Beach, Florida, for the seventy-first
and final public reunion April 17 through
21. Robert Hite was not able to attend the
event. The public gathering came less than
two months after Thomas Griffin died
February 26.
Because of the significance of the raid,
the men became heroes in the eyes of generations of Americans; but in their own
eyes, they were simply fulfilling a duty to
serve their country. The men’s selfless act is
gaining attention on Capitol Hill as Doolittle
Tokyo Raiders Sergeant at Arms Brian
“Bear” Anderson is visiting each Congress
member’s office to explain the significance
of the raiders’ mission. Two bills have been
introduced this year to honor the men
with a single Congressional Gold Medal
that would be on display at that National
Museum of the United States Air Force.
EMAIL alyssa.miller@aopa.org

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Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Foundation Focus
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Everything Under the Sun
AOPA Sweepstakes
Test Pilot
Pilot Products
People
Milestones
Fly-Outs
Beaver Checkout
Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Perception is Not Reality
The Unlikeliest Astronaut
Last of the Old vs. First of the New
Wind Beneath Their Wings
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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