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doolittle raid

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:40 pm
by fianna
had heard about this before , but what an amazing feat:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

anybody ever tried to reproduce this in il2 ? must try it after work...suspect i may get my feet wet though :D

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:31 am
by Nightcat
I have the il-2 mission based on it if you want to check it out, send me a pm with a e-mail and I'll send it if you want ^^

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General Dolittle and his finest moment

NC
(Huge Dolittle Fan)

Re: doolittle raid

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:01 pm
by :FI:IceFrog
fianna wrote:had heard about this before , but what an amazing feat:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

anybody ever tried to reproduce this in il2 ? must try it after work...suspect i may get my feet wet though :D
yes and if you watch the movie they made back during the war, in it they used the real flim, and some of the screens in the cockpit looking out the window over Japan is real footage,,,,,, very cool

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:03 am
by :FI:Murph
The movie is called "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and stars Spencer Tracy.