Doolittle Raiders Reunion | Morning of the Mission
Doolittle Raiders Reunion | Morning of the Mission And, of course, the night before gave way to dawn; the day of. So, it’s 0530. The flight crews are being briefed. The ground crews are making last-minute checks of the airplanes. By 0600, ground crews begin to move the B-25s into position and enough dawn light allows us photogs to begin capturing images as the Air Force Band plays Stars & Stripes. Then, by 0630, flight crews complete their preflight checks and soon after, the planes begin starting engines and taxiing into line to wait their turn to take-off at 0700. Now, the pilots are focusing all their attention on the mission ahead: a “milk run” to the U.S. Air Force Museum. To learn more about Doolittle Raiders Reunion, see Doolittle Raiders Reunion | a 7 Image Story.
