JIMMY DOOLITTLE 1942 RAID ON TOKYO first day cover with a postmark

from Findlay, Ohio on Jan 9, 2022. Color printed photo of raider's B-25

Take Off on cachet #1625 by Alvin Eckert USCS #9964.

Cover franked with a 58 cent flag stamp # 5657 (FDOI) and a forever USAF MOH stamp. 

Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope without gum on flap.

Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift!

General Jimmy Doolitle led a famous 1942 raid on Tokyo, Japan from the

aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-8.

This was the first offensive action against the enemy islands, and greatly raised

American morale. The flyers used B-25 bombers that were stripped of most

equipment and heavily loaded with fuel. They had to launch early because an

enemy picket vessel discovered their battle group closing on their home

islands. The mission did bomb Tokyo and then the flyers had to land wherever

they ran out of fuel, mostly in China. The group of survivors were in their late

80s and early 90s when they had their last annual reunion in November 2013.

The last one of these heroes died in 2019. Seller has 4 other Doolittle Raid covers.

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These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte

and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.    Free US Shipping!