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Then, of course, Lindburgh's transoceanic flight was another landmark as we began to shrink the globe over time and get into World War II following the lead of General Jimmy Doolittle in his pioneering work along with General Curtis LeMay and instrument flying. Bo Zaunders does connect some bits of flight history but concentrates on selected events, conveying just a bit of the personalities and strivings of the Montgolfier Brothers, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Cal Rodgers, Bessie Coleman, Jimmy Doolittle, Beryl Markham, and Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan. Colonel Collins is the twenty-eighth recipient of the award and she joins a distinguished group of aviation and space pioneers that includes Neil Armstrong, Chuck Yeager, Jimmy Doolittle, Kelly Johnson, Si Ramo and Jack Northrop," said Nissen Davis, president of the Southern California Aeronautic Association. |
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Jimmy Doolittle - United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)