Some More on Doolittle's Raid

Doolittle's group left Eglin Air Base on March 25, 1942, and flew to McClellan Field in Sacramento. The Hornet loaded the B-25s on April 1st.

There were originally 24 planes in Doolittle's group, but two suffered damage before leaving and of the remaining 22, only 16 were chosen for the daring attack.

Willow Field may have been the Chico Army Airfield.

Chico has another Doolittle connection. Ted Lawson was the pilot of one of the B-25s and lived in Chico for several years before his death in 1992. He wrote the book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo."

More Stuff I Didn't Know. --DaCoot