Doolittle Raid
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The Doolittle Raid was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other places in Honshu during World War II. Launched on April 18, 1942, it was the first American air opera
Jimmy Doolittle and his B-25 Mitchell taking off from the USS Hornet for the raid
Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle wires a Japanese friendship medal to a bomb, for "return" to its originators.
A B-25 Mitchell taking off from USS Hornet for the raid
B-25 Mitchells aboard USS Hornet
North American B-25 Mitchell
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The North American B-25 Mitchell is a twin-engined medium bomber designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. It was named in honor of Brigadier General William
Doolittle Raid
…It was one of six American carrier raids against Japan and Japanese-held territories conducted in the first half of 1942. Under the final plan, 16 B-25B Mitchell medium bombers, each with a crew of five, were launched from the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet, in the Pacific Ocean. There were no fighter…
A B-25J Mitchell over the Chino Airshow 2014
Assembly of numerous B-25s being performed at NAA's Kansas City plant, 1942
B-25 engine cowling assembly
Late war development B-25J2 strafer bomber