
Dan Hampton- Vanishing Act -The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo
In the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the United States was determined to show the world that the Axis was not invincible. Their bold plan? Bomb Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25s, known as the Doolittle Raiders, hit targets across Japan before escaping to China.
The eighth plane, however, did not follow the other raiders. In VANISHING ACT: The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo (St. Martin’s Press;) Retired US Air Force fighter pilot Dan Hampton uses never-before-published documents and photos in exclusive…
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