April 18, 1942
Gallant men of the United States Air Force led by Brigadier General (then Lt. Colonel) James H. Doolittle flew from the USS Hornet eight hundred miles across the Pacific during World War II to bomb Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, the first attack on Japan following Pearl Harbor
April 18, 1962
To honor these brave men and in memory of those who sacrificed their lives in serving their country the United States Air Force presented the last B- 25 bomber to Valparaiso - Niceville, home of the Doolittle Raiders while training at Eglin Air Force Base for this historic flight.
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