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To: ken5050
Actually Yamamoto was shot down over Formosa.

Anyway, back to the topic, I read Doolittle's memoir,I could never be so lucky again. Incredible read. One of our greatest heroes of the 20th century.
36 posted on 04/18/2002 3:29:23 PM PDT by shekkian
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To: shekkian
"Actually Yamamoto was shot down over Formosa."

Actually, it was over Bougainville, on a flight from Rabaul.

Maj. John W. Mitchell -- leader of the Yamamoto shoot-down

45 posted on 04/18/2002 4:03:40 PM PDT by okie01
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To: shekkian
I agree, an excellent read. Hard to imagine a character like him making it as far in today's Air Force -- no disrespect intended.
48 posted on 04/18/2002 4:36:23 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
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