Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Jimmy Doolittle

Self-Published | 8/31/2019 | Self-Published

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Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Jimmy Doolittle. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. 

Jimmy Doolittle was a famed aviation pilot during World War 2 who led the famous Tokyo Raid, or "Doolittle Raid," four weeks following Pearl Harbor. While doing little military damage, it revitalized America's hope in fighting so short after the Pearl Harbor attack. 

All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.

To solve the puzzle:

• Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares on the bottom half (answer grid) below
• Each letter must stay in its own column within the grid
• Each letter must be used exactly once
• Black squares represent spaces and do not get letters
• Gray squares represent punctuation marks or numbers and do not get letters
• Some words will continue from one row to another. Only spaces (black squares) or punctuation marks separate words.

For more detailed instructions and techniques, go here: How to solve Quotefall Puzzles. You can also access previously posted Quotefall puzzles here.

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NOTE: Hints are formatted in difficult-to-read yellow font to prevent inadvertent spoilers.

Highlight filtered (light yellow-colored) words to reveal hints and answer as needed. Hint words may be included more than once in the quote.

Word Hint 1: WAR

Word Hint 2: AIR

First 3 words: YOU CAN'T LOSE

ANSWER: YOU CAN'T LOSE A WAR IF YOU HAVE COMMAND OF THE AIR, AND YOU CAN'T WIN A WAR IF YOU HAVEN'T.

PRO TIP: On a desktop, triple-clicking anywhere in a row will highlight and reveal the entire row.

[GOP Congress]

Ping alert. Link leads to Quotefall puzzle by Jimmy Doolittle.

Title: Air Supremacy

NOTE: Anyone who wants to be added to or removed from the Quotefall Ping alert, let me know in comments below or message me directly. Thank you.

[DuncanWaring]

The Doolittle raid was four months after Pearl Harbor, not four weeks.

[blam]

John Birch assisted in Doolittle's escape from the Japanese during WW2.

[GOP Congress]

Thank you, you are correct. It occurred on April 18th, 132 days after the attack on Pearl. I knew the dates and was thinking in terms of weeks, which was 19 (minus a day), but inadvertently used the months’ difference.

[DuncanWaring]

Or, you could blame the spell-checker. ;-