Doolittle raiders SSgt. F. A. Braemer, SSgt. P. J. Leonard, 1Lt. R. E. Cole, MajGen. James Doolittle, and 1Lt. H. A. Potter in Zhejiang, China, Apr 1942Commander of VGS-1 squadron Lieutenant Commander Lex L. Black making the 2,000th landing on escort carrier Long Island in a SOC-3A Seagull aircraft, 20 Apr 1942Chinese troops evacuating downed Doolittle Raiders, somewhere on the Chinese coast, Apr 1942Converted TWA Stratoliner