Doolittle Raid – Histrocore

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Doolittle Raid – Histrocore

The 1942 carrier-launched air raid led by Jimmy Doolittle.

Historical background

On 18 April 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers took off from USS Hornet to strike targets in Japan. A Japanese patrol boat had detected the American task force, prompting the aircraft to launch earlier and farther out than planned.

The bombers were to continue to China after the attack because they could not land back on the carrier. Many crews were forced to bail out or crash-land. The raid had a psychological impact out of proportion to the physical damage it caused.

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