The Washington Post on MSN13d
The humble beginnings of National Airport
Built on a swamp with a busy road going right through it, what’s now Ronald Reagan National Airport was initially lampooned ...
Northwest Florida Daily News9y
A look at the key dates in Duke Field history:
March 1942: Jimmy Doolittle and his Raiders begin training for their bombing mission over Tokyo at the field. • Dec. 29, 1943: 1st Lt. Robert L. Duke is killed in a plane crash during a test ...
BBC5y
Last of WW2 'Doolittle Raiders' Dick Cole dies aged 103
The famed Doolittle raid was named for then Lt Col Jimmy Doolittle ... Retired Lt Cole was Lt Col Doolittle's co-pilot in the lead plane. The raid, which included 16 B-25 bombers and 80 crew ...