Doolittle's famed Tokyo Raiders gather in front of a B-25 bomber like the ones they flew on their famous WWII raid over Tokyo April 18, 1942. This gathering took place at Torrance Municipal Airport. The B-25 in the background is the "Pacific Princess" hangered in Van Nuys, and flown in for the celebration. Photograph dated April 17, 1987.
Torrance Municipal Airport (Calif.) Bomber pilots--United States Airports--California--Torrance Veterans--United States Mitchell (Bomber) Torrance (Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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