Thursday, April 18, 2013

Famed World War II aviators hold final reunion

Famed World War II aviators hold final reunion

Doolittle Raider Lt. Col. Dick Cole, stands in front of a B-25 at the Destin Airport in Destin, Fla. on Tuesday April 16, 2013 before a flight as part of the Doolittle Raider 71st Anniversary Reunion. Cole was Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the raid. The Doolittle Tokyo Raid was a notable attack on the Japanese during World War II using B-25's. The B-25 pilots trained to take off from an aircraft carrier, which the plane was not designed to do. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek)EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — At 97, retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole can still fly and land a vintage B-25 with a wide grin and a wave out the cockpit window to amazed onlookers.



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