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Definition of Jimmy Doolittle
1. Noun. United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993).
Generic synonyms: Aeronaut, Airman, Aviator, Flier, Flyer, Full General, General
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jimmy Doolittle
Literary usage of Jimmy Doolittle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Airpower Comes of Age: General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's World War II by Henry Harley Arnold, John W. Huston (2001)
"James H. Doolittle, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again; An Autobiography of General
James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle with Carroll V. Glines (New York: Bantam Books, ..."
2. Mud & Guts: A Look at the Common Soldier of the American Revolution by Bill Mauldin (1978)
"... Commission," set up in Washington shortly after World War II under General
Jimmy Doolittle, the renowned pilot who was the first to bomb Japan. ..."
3. Case Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority by B. Franklin Cooling, Center for Air Force History (U.S.) (1994)
"Below: Jimmy Doolittle (second from right) poses with his own Tokyo bombing crew
and Chinese friends after the airmen bailed out over China. ..."
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