This pictorial book  takes you back to America's first major strike against Japan following Pearl Harbor, 4 months earlier. What an incredible event, On April 18, 1942, after being spotted by a Japanese boat, Jimmy Doolittle and his 16 air crews took off from the USS Hornet to bomb Tokyo and other cities. It was a full 24 hours earlier than they had planned to launch, as well as hundreds of miles away from the intended launch point. Before they left, they all knew that with this sudden change in plans, they did not have enough fuel to fly all the way to friendly areas in China to land safely. They chose to go anyway. After hitting their intended targets, every single plane went down either in the water or in occupied China (except one which managed to land in Russia where the crew was promptly interned). Eight men were captured by the Japanese and only 4 of them survived the 3 1/2 year imprisonment. Japan was shocked and mortified that someone was actually able to hit them on their homeland so unexpectedly. It was a major morale booster for the USA at a time when the Japanese were winning in the Pacific.  The book was/is signed by the following six Flying Tigers.

Lt. Hank Potter - Navigator - Crew 1
Lt.  R. E. Cole  - Co-pilot  - Crew 1
Lt. Travis Hoover - Pilot - Crew 2
Captain J. R. Stork - Co-pilot - Crew 10
Lt. Bill Bower - Pilot - Crew 12
Lt. G. P. Williams - Co-pilot - Crew15

Additional signature at bottom of page believed to be John P. Doolittle one of two sons of Jimmy Doolittle.  Note he was not a flying Tiger but had  a steeler military carrier including service in Korea and Vietnam

This copy of  Destination Tokyo: A Pictorial History by Stan Cohen Publication Date: 1992 50th Anniversary Edition Binding: Soft cover condition is as new  and has been stored since purchased new in 1992.