Lt aviation Col . Robert ##tle died in Nashville after a battle with Alzheimer 's disease . He was a co - pilot of a squadron taht flew one of the first B-25 bombers that bombed Tokyo in 1942 . The air raid gave Americans hope in the wake of Pearl Harbor . Two of the original 80 Doolittle 's pilots are alive today , both in their 90s .
Lt. Col. Robert Hite died in Nashville after a battle with Alzheimer 's disease . He was a co-pilot of a crew taht flew one of the 16 B-25 bombers that raided Tokyo in 1942 . The air raid gave Americans hope in the wake of Pearl Harbor . Two of the original 80 Doolittle 's Raiders are alive today , both in their 90s .