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001 2004029814
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005 20060918165455.0
008 041221s2005 caua b 001 0beng
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020 $a9781891661440
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050 00 $aUG626.2.D66$bH67 2005
082 00 $a629.13/092$aB$222
100 1 $aHoppes, Jonna Doolittle,$d1950-
245 10 $aCalculated risk :$bthe extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle, aviation pioneer and World War II hero ; a memoir /$cby Jonna Doolittle Hoppes.
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bSanta Monica Press,$cc2005.
300 $a334 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-326) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Preflight -- Instrument takeoff -- Wing and a prayer -- Final approach -- Mission accomplished.
520 $aFamous for leading the Tokyo Raid, America's first strike against Japan in World War II, Jimmy Doolittle lived a remarkable life as an American pilot. This firsthand account by his granddaughter reveals an extraordinary individual--a scientist with a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from MIT, an aviation pioneer who was the first to fly across the United States in less than 24 hours and the first to fly "blind" (using only his plane's instruments), a barnstormer well known for aerobatics, a popular racing pilot who won every major air race at least once, recipient of both the Congressional Medal of Honor and Presidential Medal of Freedom, a four-star general, and commander of the 8th, 12th, and 15th Air Forces. This memoir provides insights into the public and private world of Jimmy Doolittle and his family and sheds light on the drives and motivation's of one of America's most influential and ambitious aviators. A memoir by the granddaughter of the master aviator brings personal insights into the public and private world of Jimmy Doolittle, one of America's most famous military heroes, and details the dramatic accomplishments of the influential and ambitious aviator.
600 10 $aDoolittle, James Harold,$d1896-1993.
650 0 $aGenerals$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aAir Pilots, Military$zUnited States$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy Air Forces$vBiography.
650 0 $aAeronautics$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029814.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/2004029814-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/2004029814-d.html