Doolittle Raid film and lecture set at Fort Miles March 25
The Fort Miles Museum at Cape Henlopen State Park will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 25. The film and lecture series at 1 p.m. in the Fort Miles Museum Theater will feature The Doolittle Raid - the story of Doolittle co-pilot Lt. Col. Dick Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider.
Attendees will learn more about the B-25s flown during this raid, and the details of the still-flying B-25 housed at the Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown. Autographed copies of Cole's book "Dick Cole's War" will be on sale.
Activities include guided tours of Battery 519 and the museum's art gallery. Also featured will be The Aviation Art of Paul Rendel in the museum's rotating gallery.
Admission is $5 at the door. Film and lecture seating is by ticket only. To purchase tickets, visit the Fort Miles Gift Shop. No exceptions. Park fees are in effect.
