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Death came to three Doolittle fliers with their hands tied to crosses before they were shot as demonstrated by this Japanese warrant officer
Death came to three Doolittle fliers with their hands tied to crosses before they were shot as demonstrated by this Japanese warrant officer

Death came to three Doolittle fliers with their hands tied to crosses before they were shot as demonstrated by this Japanese warrant officer

Date1/30/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Death came to three Doolittle fliers with their hands tied to crosses before they were shot as demonstrated by this Jap warrant officer. The fliers were captured when their plane crashed on the China coast
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0019497F
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/29/1971
      Evaculation trains like this have been a familiar feature in China during the recent Japanese advance which has compelled U.S. fliers to abandon airfield after airfield. [Incomplete]
      Evaculation trains like this have been a familiar feature in China during the recent Japanese advance which has compelled U.S. fliers to abandon airfield after airfield. [Incomplete]
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/1/1944
      On Most-wanted list since skipping $50,000 bail last June, Edwin MacDonald crosses hands to conceal handcuffs at police headquarters. He was captured (...)
      On Most-wanted list since skipping $50,000 bail last June, Edwin MacDonald crosses hands to conceal handcuffs at police headquarters. He was captured (...)
      Teskey, Frank
      2/6/1957
      Entering Holland. Canadians looked for the graves of Canadian fliers shot down in air combat over the Netherlands. Here 400 Allied airmen are buried. (...)
      Entering Holland. Canadians looked for the graves of Canadian fliers shot down in air combat over the Netherlands. Here 400 Allied airmen are buried. (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/18/1944
      Flier's mother, Mrs. G. F. Beurling collapsed when told of her son's death
      Flier's mother, Mrs. G. F. Beurling collapsed when told of her son's death
      Beurling, George (Buzz)
      5/20/1948
      Talking to fliers at No.1 Initial Training School of the R.C.A.F., the Duke of Kent met Flying Officer J.A.E. Monette, who lost his leg in active serv(...)
      Talking to fliers at No.1 Initial Training School of the R.C.A.F., the Duke of Kent met Flying Officer J.A.E. Monette, who lost his leg in active serv(...)
      Edward, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1932-
      8/21/1941
      Terminal Three: Modeled on the shopping mall, Trillium Terminal at Pearson Airport is a massive glass-and-steel stage for armies of fliers
      Terminal Three: Modeled on the shopping mall, Trillium Terminal at Pearson Airport is a massive glass-and-steel stage for armies of fliers
      Spremo, Boris
      1/22/1991
      Jimmy Doolittle the American hero flier who led the raid on Japan in which the author, Major White, took part
      Jimmy Doolittle the American hero flier who led the raid on Japan in which the author, Major White, took part
      Doolittle, James H
      7/3/1943
      From the hands of his president Doolittle receives his country's highest honor, the Congressional Medal
      From the hands of his president Doolittle receives his country's highest honor, the Congressional Medal
      Doolittle, James H
      5/20/1942
      You deserve a McHaggis today. Sergeant Ken Wells (left) and warrant officer George Walker of The 48th Highlanders had their hands full yesterday when (...)
      You deserve a McHaggis today. Sergeant Ken Wells (left) and warrant officer George Walker of The 48th Highlanders had their hands full yesterday when (...)
      Goode, Jeff
      1/25/1984
      Dead Officer's Wife Had Prepared Cake-Birthday Party of Death - Receive Aid From Police Fund, The six shots from a gun in hands of an armed hoodlum th(...)
      Dead Officer's Wife Had Prepared Cake-Birthday Party of Death - Receive Aid From Police Fund, The six shots from a gun in hands of an armed hoodlum th(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/7/1933
      Not a goal: J. Crah, goalie for the Czech team, lunges to stop the puck before it crosses the line. Waiting for the rebound are two Moscow Dynamo players: Mike Solodukin (11) and Antoli Sevidov (7)
      Not a goal: J. Crah, goalie for the Czech team, lunges to stop the puck before it crosses the line. Waiting for the rebound are two Moscow Dynamo players: Mike Solodukin (11) and Antoli Sevidov (7)
      Goode, Jeff
      12/29/1972