The crest reads “Doolittle Raiders” and “Toujours au Danger.”
A B-25, a quartered center, and the surrounding marks form the recovered design. Their meaning should be sourced rather than guessed.
A badge of shared identity
The historic insignia now has its own evidence trail.
The archived photographs show the crest, its motto, and its fitted display case. Dates, makers, and formal lineage must remain attached to authoritative records rather than inferred from the artwork alone.
The crest became an object of stewardship.
At the 67th reunion in 2009, surviving Raiders ceremonially passed their crest to a new generation of Airmen for safekeeping.
The archive distinguishes object, image, and interpretation.
Seven recovered image records document the crest and its case while the organization reconciles dates, makers, and usage context.
From the recovered collection
The surviving visual record.
