Calculated risk : the extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle, aviation pioneer and World War II hero ; a memoir
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Calculated risk : the extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle, aviation pioneer and World War II hero ; a memoir
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The work Calculated risk : the extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle, aviation pioneer and World War II hero ; a memoir represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Calculated risk : the extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle, aviation pioneer and World War II hero ; a memoir
- Title remainder
- the extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle, aviation pioneer and World War II hero ; a memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- by Jonna Doolittle Hoppes
- Subject
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- Aeronautics
- Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Air pilots, Military
- Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
- Andra världskriget 1939-1945 -- flygoperationer
- Biography
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993
- Generals
- Generals -- United States -- Biography
- 1900-1999
- Military operations, Aerial -- American
- Piloter -- Förenta staterna -- biografi
- United States
- United States, Army Air Forces
- United States, Army Air Forces -- Biography
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Famous for leading the Tokyo Raid, America's first strike against Japan in World War II, Jimmy Doolittle lived a remarkable life as an American pilot. This firsthand account by his granddaughter reveals an extraordinary individual--a scientist with a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from MIT, an aviation pioneer who was the first to fly across the United States in less than 24 hours and the first to fly "blind" (using only his plane's instruments), a barnstormer well known for aerobatics, a popular racing pilot who won every major air race at least once, recipient of both the Congressional Medal of Honor and Presidential Medal of Freedom, a four-star general, and commander of the 8th, 12th, and 15th Air Forces. This memoir provides insights into the public and private world of Jimmy Doolittle and his family and sheds light on the drives and motivation's of one of America's most influential and ambitious aviators. A memoir by the granddaughter of the master aviator brings personal insights into the public and private world of Jimmy Doolittle, one of America's most famous military heroes, and details the dramatic accomplishments of the influential and ambitious aviator
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 629.13/092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UG626.2.D66
- LC item number
- H67 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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