CELEBRA FLYGGÄSTER: Doolittle med Spitfirehjälte

This newspaper article, dated August 21, 1946, reports on the arrival of General James Doolittle and Colonel Douglas Bader at Bromma Airport in Sweden on Tuesday, August 20, 1946. The two men arrived at 16:20 on a private plane belonging to the American military attaché in Oslo, named 'Hellsa poppin'. The article notes that Doolittle, a vice president at Shelloil, is famous for the Tokyo raid on April 18. Douglas Bader is described as a 'Spitfire phantom pilot with a wooden leg' and a contact man for Shelloil in England. Upon landing, the party was met by Shelloil's Swedish manager, K. Holthuis, the Scandinavian manager, C. Lejdström, the American military attaché General Kessler, and Major Cornrade. The article describes the arrival of the General's wife, followed by Doolittle, who is characterized as a middle-aged, short, sturdy man in a blue suit and gray felt hat. The text mentions a press reception at the Strand Hotel where Doolittle was talkative, except regarding a conversation with King Haakon.