Posted on April 19, 2020April 26, 2020 by Erik Chipchase The Doolittle RaidThe Raid was a total secret to all involved and the members of the raid were chosen by volunteering for a “dangerous secret mission”. 16 B-25 twin engine bombers were to take off from the deck of the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet and bomb Japan mainland. 0
Posted on April 18, 2019April 26, 2019 by Erik Chipchase The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on Saturday, April 18, 1942, was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air operation to strike the Japanese Home Islands. It demonstrated that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable to American air attack, served as retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor, and provided an important boost to American morale. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle of the United States Army Air Forces. 0
