Colonel Richard E. Cole Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
COLONEL RICHARD E. COLE
Born: September 7, 1915 in Dayton, Ohio
Died: April 9, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas
Died: April 9, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas
Richard E. Cole (1915-2019) was the co-pilot of Plane #1, piloted by Lt. Col Doolittle himself, which incinerated a Tokyo factory. The crew bailed out over China, but all returned home safely. Cole continued to serve in the China-Burma-India Theatre into 1944. Remaining in the peacetime Air Force, his duties included Operations Advisor to the Venezuelan Air Force (1959-1962).
Film Credits
2011 The Restorers {They Were All Volunteers} (in person), 2014 CBS This Morning (in person), 2001 History Undercover: One Hour Over Tokyo (in person), 2001 Journey to the Screen: The Making of 'Pearl Harbor' (in person)
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RICHARD E. COLE. Signature: "RE Cole/Co-pilot Crew #1" on verso of 3x1½ portion of ruled index card. On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and 79 other fighter pilots ("Doolittle's Raiders") bombed Tokyo, the first air attack on the Japanese capital. read more...Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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RICHARD E. COLE (DOOLITTLE RAIDER) Signature: "RECole/copilot crew #1", 5x3 card. Led by James "Jimmy" Doolittle, 80 men on 16 B-25 bombers took off from the carrier USS Hornet on April 18, 1942. read more...Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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DOOLITTLE'S RAIDERS: RICHARD E. COLE Photograph of the crew of Plane #1, on which Cole served as co-pilot (Jimmy Doolittle himself was the pilot). Photograph signed: "RE Cole". B/w, 11x8½. read more...Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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RICHARD E. COLE James Doolittle's co-pilot on the Tokyo raid is shown in his youth wearing a pilots' bomber jacket and his captain's cap (4x6¼) Photograph signed: "R E Cole", B/w 4x6¼. read more...Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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DOOLITTLE'S RAIDERS. Photograph signed: "Tom Griffin #9", "R.E. Cole/Copilot Crew #1", "Travis Hoover/Pilot of B-25/#2 on/Tokyo Raid", "Nolan A. Herndon/(Man. Bom. Crew #8)" and "Bill Bower pilot #12". Color, 10x8. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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DOOLITTLE'S RAIDERS: RICHARD E. COLE, DAVY JONES, TOM GRIFFIN, DAVID THATCHER, CHARLES OZUK and BILL BOWER Large, 11x14, photograph of Jimmy Doolittle and a recruiting poster for his famous Raiders signed by six of the 80 men who made the raid over Japan in 1942. read more...Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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DOOLITTLE'S RAIDERS. Photograph signed: "John Doolittle", "Ed Horton", "Jacob DeShazer", "Bill Bower", "C. McClure", "R.E. Cole" and "Tom Griffin". Color, 10x8. read more...Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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DOOLITTLE'S RAIDERS: JIMMY DOOLITTLE and 16 others Seventeen heroes sign a First Day Cover honoring Amelia Earhart First Day Cover signed: "J. H. Doolittle", "Doug read more...Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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This is a matted collection of cards and a b/w photo of the deck of U.S.S. Hornet at the start of the Doolittle Raid, all signed by nine survivors of the historic raid. These men represent nine of the 15 bombers involved in the raid. It's a must have for World War II and aviation buffs! read more...Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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14x11 photo of Japan's Foreign Minister signing the surrender document, signed by 15 US flyers from the Pacific Theater: fighter and bomber pilots, including one Doolittle Raider, two Enola Gay crewmen and six members of the "Black Sheep Squadron". Many have signed with their unit designations, one with his medals read more...Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
