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08-02-2005, 11:12 AM
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#16 | | "Shooter"
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08-02-2005, 11:18 AM
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#17 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Have you had any luck with Grandpapas Ruptured Duck enquiry Eric or has he not got back to you yet?
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08-02-2005, 11:26 AM
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#18 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Haven't heard back yet. I know a few guys that are big B-25 fans, a couple of them are former pilots, so I think I might be able to help.
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08-02-2005, 11:27 AM
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#19 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | "An American B-25-B Mitchell medium bomber aircraft called the "Ruptured Duck" was flown by First Lieutenant Ted W. Lawson during the famous Doolittle Raid of 18 April 1942. The "Ruptured Duck" was the seventh plane of the sixteen total bombers in the strike force to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV- 8 ) . Lt. Lawson crash-landed the Ruptured Duck in the East China Sea a quarter mile from the Chinese shore after a successful bombing run over Tokyo. Lt. Lawson and his copilot (Second Lieutenant Dean Davenport) were ejected through the front windshield of the aircraft during the landing, causing both to sustain serious injuries. Of the other three crewmembers on board, only one of them (Corporal David Thatcher, the gunner) escaped injury. While recovering from the amputation of his left leg, the newly promoted Capt. Lawson wrote "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo," which was made into a movie in 1944 (still viewed as the definitive movie about the raid. The nose-art of the crashed bomber was salvaged by the Japanese and put on display in Tokyo. The other members of the crew were 2nd Lt. Charles McClure (Navigator) and 2nd Lt. Robert Cleaver (Bombadier)."
From Wikipedia
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08-02-2005, 11:48 AM
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#20 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | But his initial inquiry said it was pre-Doolittle. Unless he was one of that crew, I'm not sure.
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08-02-2005, 11:49 AM
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#21 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I think its prior Dolittle that Granpapa is after FBJ apparently it had a prang with his dad on board and he's after crew and date info.
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08-02-2005, 12:10 PM
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#22 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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08-02-2005, 12:38 PM
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#23 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Here's a link to the Doolittle's Raiders. maybe something could be found there. http://www.doolittleraid.com/index.htm
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08-05-2005, 07:47 PM
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#24 | | Junior Member
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| Thanks for the reply Wikipedia and the info. Yes evangilder it was pre-Doolittle, in fact I believe the crash he was involved in was stateside but i'm not totally sure on that. MAN!! When you guysget going on sumpin you really move on it!
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08-05-2005, 09:04 PM
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#25 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | No sweat gramps, glad to help - I'll keep looking around.....
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