Title

U.S. Army Air Force Lt. Robert L. Hite, blindfolded by his captors, is led from a Japanese transport plane

Caption

U.S. Army Air Force Lt. Robert L. Hite, blindfolded by his captors, is led from a Japanese transport plane after he and the other seven flyers were flown from Shanghai to Tokyo. Hite was co-pilot of crew 16 (B-25B s/n 40-2268 Bat out of Hell, 34th Bomb Squadron) of the Doolittle Raiders. All eight were taken back to China by ship and imprisoned in Shanghai. On 15 October 1942 three were executed, one died in captivity. The four others, including Hite, were liberated on 20 August 1945

Date

1942

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_457

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

13,3Mb (606,6Kb) / 8,4in x 6,1in / 2520 x 1838 (300dpi)

Keywords

U S Army Air Force Lt Robert L Hite blindfolded captors Japanese transport plane Shanghai Tokyo co-pilot crew 16 B-25B s n 40-2268 Bat out of Hell 34th Bomb Squadron Doolittle Raiders China ship imprisoned executed died captivity liberated World War II conflict war Asia USA

Restrictions

Editorial use only.