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SUMMARY:Special Event-World War II Veterans at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 10th\, the National Museum of World War II Aviation will have the honor of hosting nine World War II Veterans at the museum.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions\, there will be no formal presentation at the event.  However\, the veterans will be seated at tables where visitors can approach them individually\, ask them questions and hear about their World War II experiences.  Museum Hosts will be available to introduce visitors to the veterans and assist with photo opportunities. \nThis special event will be open to all museum visitors and will take place in the southwest corner of the Kaija Raven Shook Pavilion.  Ask the museum staff for directions when you arrive at the front desk. \nScheduled to appear at the event are:\nLes Frey—A B-25 top-turret gunner \nCole Griego—A medic who served on Iwo Jima \nJJ Inman—Flew P-51s with the Flying Tigers in China\, 1944-45 \nWayne Daniels—A B-17 pilot who was shot down and held as a POW \nEd Beck—A soldier who was taken prisoner and escaped during the Battle of the Bulge \nRoy Easton—Served stateside as a B-17 and B-29 mechanic \nBill Roche—A B-17 waist gunner who was shot down twice and spent time with Allied Russian forces in the Soviet Union \nTed Langowski—Served stateside as a medic \nVictor Santiago—A soldier who was training stateside when the war ended
URL:https://www.worldwariiaviation.org/event/special-event-world-war-ii-veterans-at-the-museum
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SUMMARY:Special Event-The Doolittle Raid
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 17\, the museum will open early for a special presentation on the Doolittle Raid.  This one-hour event will be held at 9am in the Westpac Restoration Hangar located on the museum campus. \nAt a time early in WWII\, when America had suffered set back after discouraging set back\, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle pulled together an all-volunteer team to train for a one-way mission to bomb Japan.  Sixteen B-25 crews were selected to fly off the deck of an aircraft carrier to bomb targets in Tokyo and four other cities.  The aircraft were too large to return and land on the carrier deck\, so once they were in the air\, there was no turning back.  After dropping their bombs\, the aircrews flew their planes westward into China and Russia where most of them crash landed or bailed out. \nNot all crewmembers survived the mission\, and all of the aircraft were lost.  But the Doolittle Raid demonstrated America’s ability to bomb the Japanese mainland.  It humiliated the Japanese high command\, forcing them to shift scarce military resources away from the front lines to protect the homeland.  And the mission gave the US a badly needed morale boost in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor four months earlier. \nThe story of the Doolittle Raid will be presented by Dr. David Schall\, MD\, Col. USAF (ret.).   Dr. Schall is a 37-year veteran of the United States Air Force and a certified Flight Surgeon who has actively studied World War II history throughout his career.  As part of his research\, he has interviewed numerous veterans from WWII\, including some of the Doolittle Raiders.  He is currently working on a book about the Flight Surgeon who flew as a crewmember on the Doolittle Raid. \nThe presentation will be made in front of the museum’s own B-25\, “In the Mood”\, which has commemorated the Doolittle Raid in numerous ceremonies including five launches from the decks of US Navy aircraft carriers.  “In the Mood” will be flown following the presentation\, subject to weather conditions and runway availability. \nThe schedule for the event is as follows: \n8:30 am           Doors Open \n9:00 am           Presentation \n9:30 am           B-25 Walk-Around and Start-Up \n9:45 am           B-25 Taxi and Take-Off \nFor more information contact the museum’s Front Desk at 719 637-7559. \nRead More about the North American B-25 Mitchell\n 
URL:https://www.worldwariiaviation.org/event/the-doolittle-raid
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