Ted W. Lawson
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Major Ted William Lawson was an American military officer in the United States Army Air Forces, who is known as the author of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, a memoir of his participation in the 1942 Dooli
Ted W. Lawson from Crew 7 Doolittle Raiders
Lawson's aircraft (foreground) and other B-25s on deck of USS Hornet
Title page of 1943 Random House first edition
Doolittle Raid
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The Doolittle Raid was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other places in Honshu during World War II. Launched on April 18, 1942, it was the first American air opera
Ted W. Lawson
…military officer in the United States Army Air Forces, who is known as the author of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, a memoir of his participation in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during World War II. The book was subsequently adapted into the 1944 film of the same name starring Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson and Robert…
Jimmy Doolittle and his B-25 Mitchell taking off from the USS Hornet for the raid
Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle wires a Japanese friendship medal to a bomb, for "return" to its originators.
A B-25 Mitchell taking off from USS Hornet for the raid
B-25 Mitchells aboard USS Hornet