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James Harold Doolittle dit Jimmy Doolittle est un pilote américain, pionnier du développement de l'aviation de l'entre-deux-guerres. Officier de l'USAAF pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il conçut et mena en avril 1942 un raid audacieux qui portera son nom, le raid de Doolittle — le premier bombardement de Tokyo par les forces américaines. Wikipedia  

✵ 14. décembre 1896 – 27. septembre 1993
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James H. Doolittle: Citations en anglais

“It was a dangerous area, for certain. There were saloons, prostitutes, everything. The real Wild West. There was no law to speak of; everyone carried weapons, and they used them. Gambling was rampant, and crime increased with the growing population.”

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On the memories of his childhood place of Nome, Alaska in an 1993 interview, "The Extraordinary Life Of Aviation Legend Jimmy Doolittle" https://allthatsinteresting.com/jimmy-doolittle

“I will not be able to do anything until the air fields are captured and supplied with fuel, oil, ammunition, bombs, spare parts, and all the necessary ground personnel.”

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In a response to General Dwight Eisenhower on the plans for the 1942 invasion of North Africa, as quoted in 1980 interview, "Jimmy Doolittle Reminiscences About World War II" https://www.historynet.com/jimmy-doolittle-reminiscences-about-world-war-ii.htm