Doolittle reports on British radio
Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, commander of Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, speaks on a British radio program observing the launch of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La. General Doolittle reported that the 8th AF knocked out more than 1,500 German fighter planes and dropped more than 24,000 tons of bombs on Germany in April, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo)