"Air Force Raises Last Glass to Final Doolittle Raider" Topic

5 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please use the Complaint button (!) to report problems on the forums.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.

Back to the WWII Aviation Discussion Message Board

Areas of Interest

World War Two in the Air

Women Warriors 118

Featured Showcase Article

Those 1:144 Planes at Wal-Mart

You can buy miniatures at Wal-Mart?

Featured Workbench Article

Building & Painting Scotia's 1/300 Stuka

With the release of the Check Your 6! rules, Monkey Hanger finds his interest in WWII air-combat gaming has rekindled.

Featured Profile Article

Editor Julia's 2015 Christmas Project

Editor Julia would like your support for a special project.

Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.

Editor in Chief Bill	19 Apr 2022 6:15 a.m. PST
…Every Doolittle Raider had a silver goblet engraved with his name. At the annual reunions that followed, survivors would raise a toast of Hennessy to Raiders who'd passed the year before, and then turn those Raiders' goblets upside-down in their velvet-lined case. Today, the final goblet was turned… Defense One: link
Sgt Slag	19 Apr 2022 6:27 a.m. PST
Wow! Great article. Thanks for sharing. I read, "30-seconds Over Tokyo," in Junior High School, back in the late 1970's. It was a gripping story written, I believe, by the pilot the the Ruptured Duck, B-25. I may have to look it up in my local library and read it again, in honor of the men who flew that fantastic mission. Amazon Link, if interested. I'm not sure that I've seen the movie yet -- will have to see if I can find it, streaming. Cheers!
Andrew Walters	19 Apr 2022 11:48 a.m. PST
I also read that in the late '70s, in elementary school, I think. Those were some heroes, unafraid of the enemy, the sky, or the very dubious landing plans. That's intestinal fortitude! I'm not sure we'll see their like again.
DeRuyter	19 Apr 2022 11:53 a.m. PST
RIP
Ed Mohrmann	19 Apr 2022 4:18 p.m. PST
Sgt. Slag – watch for that movie around/on Memorial Day.

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.