#DOOLITTLE RAID

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US B-25B medium bombers line up on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Hornet in preparation for the Doolittle raid against Japan - April 1942

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Aircrew #1 poses for a photo on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8) before the Doolittle Raid.

2nd Lt. Henry A. "Hank" Potter, navigator; Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Harold Doolittle, pilot; SSgt. Fred Anthony Braemer, bombardier; 2nd Lt. Richard E. Cole, co-pilot; SSgt. Paul John Leonard, engineer/gunner.

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B-25 Mitchell bombers aboard USS Hornet, Apr 1942

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Doolittle Raid. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet, 1942.

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[lonestarbattleship]

"USS HORNET (CV-8) and USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) underway during the Doolittle Raid, in April 1942. The photo was (obviously) taken after the U.S. Army Air Forces North American B-25 Mitchell bombers had taken off from Hornet, as aircraft of her own air group are now on deck."

The photo was taken from the heavy cruiser USS SALT LAKE CITY (CA-25).

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-324201

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On April 2 1942, the USS Hornet sets sail towards Japan with 16 modified B-25 bombers on its deck. These B-25s would soon be flown in one of the most memorable aviation-mission in history, the Doolittle Raid.

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B-25 Mitchell Bomber

B-25 Mitchell bomber aboard USS Hornet

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Honor Respect Gratitude 🇺🇸🙏🏻❤️

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Military History Now

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"Doolittle and His Boys Take Off From "Shangri-La" for Tokyo Raid...." Toronto Star. April 22, 1943. Page 2. ---- DOOLITTLE'S JAP MEDAL GOES ON BIG BOMB FOR TOKYO BOUND FOR JAPAN, BIG BOMBER GETS TAKE-OFF SIGNAL FIRST MAN TO LEAVE IS DOOLITTLE

//// "Here is What They Did to Tokyo as Seen Through Japanese Eyes," Toronto Star. April 22, 1943. Page 3.

THESE JAP VESSELS LAY DIRECTLY IN PATH OF THEIR BOMBS

U.S. BOMBER OVER TOKYO AS SHOWN IN JAP NEWSPAPER

JAP OFFICERS INSPECT DAMAGE DONE BY RAIDERS

HOW JAPAN WAS BOMBED BY PLANES BASED ON CARRIER HORNET

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The US Navy blimp L-8 hovers over USS Hornet (CV-8) to deliver parts for the embarked B-25s. 4 April 1942

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Jimmy Doolittle's B-25 Mitchell taking off from USS Hornet (CV 8), 17 April 1942

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One Hundred Years A Hero | From The Doolittle Raid To The Air Commandos: Richard Cole

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