Richard E. Cole: Mission

Richard E. Cole was career officer in the United States Air Force and participant in the Doolittle Raid (1915-2019). Explore interesting quotes on mission.

Richard E. Cole: 6 quotes 0 likes

“Our airplane had incendiary bombs. Our mission was to light up Tokyo.”

Richard E. Cole

On the bombload the aircraft carried for the raid.
Interview with HistoryNet (2019)

Light

“To the gentlemen we lost on the mission and to those who have passed away since, thank you very much and may they rest in peace.”

Richard E. Cole

"Richard Cole, 103, Last Survivor of Doolittle Raid on Japan, Dies" in The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/obituaries/richard-cole-dead.html (9 April 2019)

Peace

“When I think about it, the mission was not a highly dangerous affair. You could do something about it if there was a problem. But, looking back, I’d say we were pretty lucky.”

Richard E. Cole

"Dick Cole: The Last Doolittle Raider" https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/dick-cole-the-last-doolittle-raider/ (2017)

Problem , Thinking