LEADER 02190nam 22004813 450 001 9910157582003321 005 20250827080354.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000942097 035 $a(BIP)057966524 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781787203327 035 $a(Perlego)3019619 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32211370 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32211370 035 $a(Exl-AI)993710000000942097 035 $a(OCoLC)1534809415 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000942097 100 $a20250827d1943 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLightning in the Sky $eThe Story of Jimmy Doolittle 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWaipu :$cPickle Partners Publishing,$d1943. 210 4$dİ1943. 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 311 08$a9781787203327 311 08$a1787203328 330 8 $aOriginally published in 1943, this is a biography of Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993), a highly decorated officer in the United States Army Air Corps who pioneered in all phases of aeronautical achievement and commanded the Doolittle Raid on Japan during World War II.He became the first pilot to take the "blind" out of flying and complete the "outside loop", set numerous speed records, and won many racing trophies. Promoted to lieutenant general, he was also awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor and leadership as commander of the Doolittle Raid, a bold long-range retaliatory air raid on the Japanese main islands weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. His Tokyo flight is widely regarded as one of the coups of the Second World War.Doolittle also commanded the 12th Air Force over North Africa, the 15th Air Force over the Mediterranean, and the 8th Air Force over Europe. 606 $aMilitary history$7Generated by AI 606 $aAeronautics$7Generated by AI 615 0$aMilitary history 615 0$aAeronautics 676 $a926.2913 700 $aMann$b Carl$01433584 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910157582003321 996 $aLightning in the Sky$93582272 997 $aUNINA