Jimmy Doolittle Signed 8x10 Photo (PSA LOA)

Doolittle Raid

  • Lot number 3567653
  • Total views 5
  • Total bids 12
  • Winning bid $138.60
  • Buyer's premium $23.56
  • Total $162.16
  • HISTORIC NO RESERVE

Photo measures 8" x 10" in size and has been hand-signed in blue ink pen Jimmy Doolittle (D. 1993).

Following the reorganization of the Army Air Corps into the USAAF in June 1941, Doolittle was promoted to lieutenant colonel on January 2, 1942, and assigned to Army Air Forces Headquarters to plan the first retaliatory air raid on the Japanese homeland following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He volunteered for and received General H.H. Arnold's approval to lead the top secret attack of 16 B-25 medium bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, with targets in Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya.

The lot / autograph(s) includes an official PSA/DNA hologram and matching LOA for authenticity purposes.

Authentication: PSA LOA

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