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One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942

Caption     One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
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B-25 Mitchell   Main article  Photos  
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Hornet (Yorktown-class)   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,780 x 2,236 pixels
Photos in Series See all 15 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 5 Apr 1942
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
31 Jul 2012 02:31:08 AM

This is Doolittle Crew #9 (ninth to fly off Hornet). L to R they are: Lt Thomas C Griffin (Navigator), Lt Harold F Watson (Pilot), Sgt Wayne M Bissell (Bombardier), Lt James M Parker, Jr (Co-Pilot), TSgt Eldred V Scott (Engineer/Gunner). All survived the mission after parachuting into China and all survived the war.

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