Reminiscences of James Harold Doolittle : oral history, 1973.

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Reminiscences of James Harold Doolittle : oral history, 1973.

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Childhood interest in aviation; flight training, years as instructor; promoting aviation after World War I; early stunts, air shows; General Billy Mitchell; World War II bombing missions; DH-4 flight across United States; Snyder Cup races; acceleration and wind gradients research; full-flight lab work; test piloting, development of instrumentation.

Transcript: 160 leaves.Tape: 3 cassettes.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993

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