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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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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019497F
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