Doolittle Raiders Reunion 2002

On April 17-21, 2002, thirteen of the surviving Doolittle Raiders attended their official reunion in Columbia, South Carolina.

The official website for the event was: http://www.doolittleraidersreunion.com.

I was privileged to attend with my father. We flew in from Texas for the reunion. The events were well attended.

Below is a video clip of B-25 7V flown by Mr. David Tallichet Jr. at the 60th Reunion event. It gives you a good idea of what the Raiders aircraft might have looked like to the Japanese. I appologize for the poor quality of the clip, but am compromising quality for speed of play. Click here or on the picture below to download the file

Here are some pictures my father took at the reunion (I was taking video and the only clip of it on the web is above):

The Raider's goblets from the Air Force Academy Another view of the Raider goblets

Raider J. Royden Stork and Raiders' historian C. V. Glines Parade pictures Parade picturesParade pictures

The crowds were huge! It was really nice to see that so many people were willing to be present to honor the Raiders.

9 B-25s over Columbia - click for larger image

Several B-25s were in attendance including

Name & Civil Registration

Pictures and remarks.

Apache Princess

N1943J

Barbie III

N5548N

Barbie III is a beautiful restoration and the only B-25H currently flying.

Betty's Dream

N5672V

"Betty's Dream" - It must have been a bad one!This plane wouldn't have been fun to see if you were in a Japanese ship.

Lady Luck

N5833B

 

Martha Jean

N9167Z

Miss Mitchell

N27493

 

Old Grey Mare

N3438G

 

Pacific Princess

N9856C

Panchito

N9079Z

 

Yellow Rose

N25YR

 

7V (tail code)

N3161G

"7V" is my nickname for this plane, due to it's tail code. Click on the following numbers for a more views of 7V during the pass shown in the video clip above.

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

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