Reminiscences of James Harold Doolittle, 1973
- Name
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 (Interviewee)
- Gallagher, Robert S., 1933-2002 (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of James Harold Doolittle, 1973
- Abstract
- Childhood interest in aviation; flight training, years as instructor; promoting aviation after World War I; early stunts, air shows; General Billy Mitchell; World War II bombing missions; DH-4 flight across United States; Snyder Cup races; acceleration and wind gradients research; full-flight lab work; test piloting, development of instrumentation
- Collection Name
- Robert Gallagher American Heritage oral history collection
- Subjects
- Air pilots; Aeronautics; Airplane racing; Aeronautics, Military; Aviation; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Airplanes--Design and construction; Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993; Mitchell, William, 1879-1936
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 160 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Aviator
- Note
- Interviewed by Robert S. Gallagher
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 15320964
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-qj3s-tc88
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.