The plan: Take 16 B-25s, launch 400 miles out,
strike targets under the cover of darkness and
recover in China after sunrise.
What happened; Launch 700 miles out, strike
targets during the early afternoon, and bail out
over China in darkness. |
Lt. Col Jimmy Doolittle and Crew. Dick Cole, a
member of the Greatest Generation, is thankfully
still with us today and remains active on his farm
in Comfort, Texas.
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Crew 8 landed near Vlabizostok with engine trouble
and were interned in Russia until they escaped
through Iran in May 1943. |
Sgt. Duquette was killed 6 weeks after the raid when
his plane hit a mountain while returning from a
bombing mission. |
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USAAF B-25B bombers on board USS Hornet for the
Doolittle Raid, April 1942 |
USAAF B-25B bombers on board USS Hornet for the
Doolittle Raid, April 1942 |
USS Gwin & USS Nashville astern of USS Hornet during
the Doolittle Raid, April 1942. |
B-25Bs parked on board USS Hornet during the
Doolittle Raid, April 1942. |
Army B-25Bs aboard USS Hornet for the Doolittle
Raid, April 1942. |
Army B-25Bs aboard USS Hornet for the Doolittle
Raid, April 1942. |
B-25Bs and F4F-3s aboard USS Hornet while enroute to
raid Japan, April 1942. |
B-25Bs on board USS Hornet, while enroute to raid
Japan, April 1942 |
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