A BRILLIANT TRIBUTE TO JAMES DOOLITTLE AND HIS BOLD PARTICIPATION IN D-DAY

DOOLITTLE'S D-DAY
By Robert Taylor

In an unprecedented move, Jimmy Doolittle flies a P-38 Lightning across the Normandy beaches to obtain first hand intelligence during the D-Day landings, 6 June 1944.

By any military standards, it was difficult to imagine the Supreme Commander of the largest air force of the time, piloting himself over the battlefront during the opening hours of one of history’s greatest military operations. But Jimmy Doolittle was no ordinary commander.

Hero of the famous 1942 raid on Tokyo, Jimmy Doolittle always led from the front. By 6 June 1944 he was in command of the US 8th Air Force and wanted to see for himself how the battle was going. And that’s exactly what he did. Piloting a P-38 across the beaches for two hours he returned to base, racing over to General Eisenhower’s headquarters to provide the first report the Supreme Allied Commander received, beating his own intelligence channels by several hours.

THE SIGNATURES
Released in 2004 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, the print is personally signed by no less than Five P-38 Fighter Pilots who flew combat during the Allied Invasion of Europe 1944–1945:

Colonel HUBERT M. CHILDRESS
Lieutenant Colonel FRANK D. HURLBUT – 9 victories
First Lieutenant RICHARD OSTRONIK
First Lieutenant MEL ROALSVIG
Colonel RICHARD WILLSIE – 3 victories

This long sold out study of one of World War II's greatest fighter aircraft being flown by one of history's greatest aviators is a true collector's piece.

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