杜立特因1942年首次空袭东京而受到美国的嘉奖,1944年时升任将军,成为美国第8航空军的指挥官。参加了著名的诺曼底登陆战。 当时在盟军的登陆地点有1350架战斗机和轰炸机为地面部队提供掩护,要准确了解战场形势十分困难。杜立特将军不肯坐在后方的办公室里。他说:“我必须到现场才能真正了解实际情况。”他一定要亲自驾机到战场上去。部下见无法阻拦,只得要求他驾驶外形非常独特的P一38战斗机。因为它的外形与德国飞机有很大的差别,能避免友军误射。杜立特驾驶P-38来到登陆地点,反复俯冲,观察地面的情况,经过两个半小时的飞行,详细了解战场形势后。才返回基地。 一下飞机,他立即写了一份详细的《D日作战报告》送往最高指挥部,交给艾森豪威尔将军。这份报告是当时艾森豪威尔收到的最详细最准确的战场情报。 Dorit was acclaimed by the United States for his first air attack on Tokyo in 1942, and was promoted to general in 1944 as the commander of the U.S. 8th Air Force. Participated in the famous Normandy landing battle. At that time there were 1,350 fighters and bombers at the landing sites of the Allied Forces to provide cover for the ground forces. It was very difficult to accurately understand the battlefield situation. General Dole refuses to sit in the back of the office. He said: “I must go to the scene to really understand the actual situation. ” He must personally flew to the battlefield. See you can not stop under the men, had to ask him to drive a very unique shape P-38 fighter. Because of its appearance and German aircraft are very different, to avoid friendly missiles. Du Lute driving P-38 came to the landing site, repeatedly dive, observe the ground situation, after two and a half hours of flight, a detailed understanding of the battlefield situation. Before returning to base. As soon as he got off the plane, he immediately wrote a detailed D-Day Operational Report to the Supreme Headquarters and to General Eisenhower. This report was the most detailed and accurate battlefield intelligence Eisenhower received at the time.