Eielson commander to discuss Gen. Doolittle's aviation impact
October 28, 2019
U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin W. Bishop will discuss famed Gen. James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle's influence on aviation Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Bishop, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, will speak from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Elvey Building auditorium. Bishop's presentation is sponsored by the UAF Geophysical Institute.
Bishop will describe how Doolittle helped shape aviation research and development.
Doolittle, who led a U.S. bombing raid on Tokyo early in World War II, earned a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering from MIT. Before the war, he helped design the equipment he then used to make the first all-instrument landings. After the war, he was a chairman of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and an advocate for the independent Air Research and Development Command.
Bishop earned his doctorate from the Air Force's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies with a dissertation titled “Jimmy Doolittle: Cincinnatus of the Air.” More about Bishop can be found on his web page.
For more information, contact Capt. Kay Nissen, Air Force public affairs officer, at kay.nissen.1@us.af.mil.