Into the Teeth of the Wind by Robert Taylor. (B)

Bound for Tokyo, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle launches his B-25 Mitchell from the heaving deck of the carrier USS Hornet on the morning of 18 April, 1942. Leading a sixteen-bomber force on their long distance one - way mission, the Doolittle Raiders completed the first strike at the heart of Imperial Japan since the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour four months earlier. Together, they completed one of the most audacious air raids in aviation history.

Signatories: Major General David M Jones (deceased),
Staff Sergeant David J Thatcher,
Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Cole,
Staff Sergeant Edwin W Horton (deceased), and Major Thomas C Griffin,
Lieutenant Colonel Frank A Kappela (deceased)r,
Lieutenant Colonel Chase J Nielson (deceased),
Colonel William M Bower (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J Saylor,
Second Lieutenant Charles J Ozuk (deceased),
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L Hite,
Second Lieutenant William L Birch (deceased)
and
Mr Tung Sheng-Liu (deceased).

Limited edition of 300 commemorative proofs, with 13 signatures.

Paper size 16 inches x 26 inches (41cm x 66cm)