yardbird78 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 April 18, 1942 Lt Col James "Jimmie" Doolittle and 79 other US Army Air Force airmen launched 16 B-25B Mitchell, medium bombers from the US Navy carrier USS Hornet and flew them to Toyko and surrounding areas. This was the first air attack on the Japanese home islands during WW-II. 72 years later, the 80 "Doolittle Raiders" are down to four, one of them Doolittle's co-pilot on the raid. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Wow; 72 years. Thanks for posting it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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