... 2nd it was tested when Lts. John Fitzgerald, and James McCarthy flew two B25s, after practicing short run takeoffs from the deck of the newly commissioned carrier Hornet. Now the mission would go forth. Doolittle was put in charge of the training from the Army side, and Navy Captain Donald Duncan, considered ... the top authority on Naval aircraft, was in charge from the Navy side. Doolittle wanted the crews to come from the 17th Bombardment Group and the 89th Recon Squadron who were ... to stay with and command the group when the time came. By mid-March the Navy was ready to go. The Ho...

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