Jimmy Doolittle

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
aviator
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:National_Aeronautic_Association
gptkb:American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics
gptkb:Society_of_Experimental_Test_Pilots
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
Medal of Honor
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-12-14
gptkbp:bornIn _Alameda,_California
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Doolittle
gptkb:James_Doolittle_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1993-09-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:famousFor aircraft design
military strategy
instrument flying
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jimmy Doolittle
gptkbp:influenced aviation technology
military aviation tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Billy_Mitchell
Charles Lindbergh
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Doolittle's_Tokyo_Raiders
first to fly cross-country in under 24 hours
pioneering instrument flying techniques
leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Major General
gptkbp:militaryService 1917-1966
gptkbp:nickname Jimmy
Doolittle
gptkbp:notableFor Doolittle Raid
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:World_War_II
Doolittle Raid
test pilot achievements
post-war aviation advancements
development of aviation technology
air races
influence on future aviators
leadership in aviation organizations
aeronautical engineering contributions
establishment of military aviation standards
gptkbp:spouse Josephine Doolittle