![Doolittle Raiders Crew #2 in China pose with some of the Chinese Nationals who helped them evade the Japanese, late April 1942 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/50f8d1ccc5772.jpg)
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Caption | Doolittle Raiders Crew #2 in China pose with some of the Chinese Nationals who helped them evade the Japanese, late April 1942 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||
Date | 20 Apr 1942 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Apr 1942 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
Photo Size | 1,800 x 1,279 pixels |
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2. Anonymous says:
20 Apr 2014 08:12:07 AM
I met Richard Cole (Doolittle'ws co-pilot) at the WWII museum during the December 7th festivities. He was 'hale and hearty', very friendly but the age creeps up. (Nobody is immune).
20 Apr 2014 08:12:07 AM
I met Richard Cole (Doolittle'ws co-pilot) at the WWII museum during the December 7th festivities. He was 'hale and hearty', very friendly but the age creeps up. (Nobody is immune).
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17 Jan 2013 08:39:33 PM
LtoR: Lt Carl R Wildner, navigator; unknown; Lt William N Fitzhugh, copilot; Lt Travis Hoover, pilot; Tung-Sheng Liu; Lt Richard E Miller, bombardier; SSgt Douglas V Radney, engineer/gunner. Tung-Sheng Liu helped these men escape following the Doolittle Raid & later immigrated to the United States; was 1 of 4 to be named honorary Doolittle Raiders