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Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, boards a B-1 bomber to perform a flyover to honor the passing of U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 27, 2016. Thatcher was the engineer gunner of the original Ruptured Duck, one of 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers that launched off the deck of the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Hornet and headed to the coast of Japan to wreak havoc on the Japanese empire April 18, 1942. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise M. Nevins/Released)
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An Airman from the 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit marshals a B-1 bomber out to the flightline at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to perform a flyover in honor of U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, June 27, 2016. Thatcher, one of the last remaining Doolittle Raiders, passed away from complications of a stroke on June 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise M. Nevins/Released)
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A B-1 bomber takes off From Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to perform a flyover in honor of U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, June 27, 2016. Thatcher was the engineer gunner of a B-25 medium-range bomber on Crew #7, “The Ruptured Duck,” during the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise M. Nevins/Released)
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U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher (fifth from left) with the crew of the Ruptured Duck, one of 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers that launched off the deck of the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Hornet and headed to the coast of Japan to wreak havoc on the Japanese empire April 18, 1942. After dropping its payload, the Ruptured Duck crashed into the China Sea. Thatcher helped save his other four crew members who were seriously hurt and protected them on a beach. (Photo provided courtesy of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders official website/Released).
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U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, left, receives a recent B-1 bomber deployment patch during the Final Doolittle Raider Toast in November 2013. Following the Doolittle Raid, Thatcher served in England and Africa until January 1944, flying in a B-26 bomber in 26 missions over North Africa and Europe, including the first bombing raid over Rome. (Courtesy photo/Released)
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