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Old 4th October 2011, 00:46
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Re: Shooting pilots in their parachutes

Doolittle was a big advocate of the practice, unofficially of course. While in command he encouraged it. It got to the point where FDR wrote a letter with specific instructions not to shoot at pilots bailing or under there chutes. Whether over allied held territory or not.