Last surviving Doolittle Raider passes away Posted on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 by alert5 Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole, the last survivor of the “Doolittle Raid,” died Apr. 9, in San Antonio. Nine days before the 77th anniversary of the famous air raid. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr. Source Related posts (Automatically Generated): Last surviving Polish Battle of Britain veteran dies Doolittle Tokyo Raiders planning 70th anniversary reunion and historical aviation event Israeli ace Ran Peker passes away B-21 Raider Doolittle Raiders gather for last reunion Oldest surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies at 99