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James Doolittle, commanding...

history · 06 January 1944 · 80 years ago

James Doolittle, commanding officer of USAAF Eighth Air Force, ordered his fighter chief William Kepner to go on a fighter offensive, rather than focusing on bomber escort as he had instructed under the former commanding officer. 

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