Jimmy Doolittle
Jimmy Doolittle
James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittlewas an American aviation pioneer. A Reserve officer in the United States Army Air Corps, Doolittle was recalled to active duty during World War II and awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor and leadership as commander of the Doolittle Raid, a bold long-range retaliatory air raid on the Japanese main islands weeks after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He was eventually promoted to lieutenant general and commanded the Twelfth Air Force over North Africa, the...
both health impossible nowhere
It would have been impossible to evacuate out of town. My grandparents both have health problems, and, financially, they had nowhere to go.
bad coming gulf kept knew storm top
We've kept on top of it, ... We knew with storm after storm coming in the Gulf that a bad one was coming. We just didn't know how bad.
strong military heart
Nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer.
war winning air
The first lesson is that you can't lose a war if you have command of the air, and you can't win a war if you haven't.
eye luck agility
To become an ace a fighter must have extraordinary eyesight, strength, and agility, a huntsman's eye, coolness in a pinch, calculated recklessness, a full measure of courage and occasional luck!
philosophy simple worry
I am not a very timid type. It's very important to some people, but not to me. I have a simple philosophy: worry about those things you can fix. It you can't fix it, don't worry about it; accept it and do the best you can.
flying may germany
Germany may have recovered a flying saucer as early as 1939
lucky so-lucky
I could never be so lucky again
war military air
The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm.