Why Are Army Bombers on an Aircraft Carrier?
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The Doolittle Raiders made history on April 18, 1942 when they bombed Japan.
On April 18, 1942, just 132 days after the infamous attack at Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders made history - 16 B-25 bombers successfully took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and attacked the Japanese mainland. While the damage done to Tokyo was minimal, the daring raid boosted American morale and showed the world that challenging the might of imperial Japan was possible.
History in a Nutshell is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Why Are Army Bombers on an Aircraft Carrier?
Special | 58sVideo has Closed Captions
On April 18, 1942, just 132 days after the infamous attack at Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders made history - 16 B-25 bombers successfully took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and attacked the Japanese mainland. While the damage done to Tokyo was minimal, the daring raid boosted American morale and showed the world that challenging the might of imperial Japan was possible.
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You may have asked that question if you were a sailor on board one of the ships escorting the U.S.S.
Hornet in early April 1942.
The Hornet was carrying 16 heavily modified B-25 "Mitchell" bombers destined for Japan.
Under command of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, The Doolittle Raiders were going to perform a feat never before attempted in history at that point: to have land based bombers take off from an aircraft carrier.
On April 18, 1942, just 132 days after the infamous attack at Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders made history by successfully attacking Japan's capital city.
While the damage done to Tokyo was minimal, the daring raid boosted American morale, and showed the world that challenging the might of Imperial Japan was possible.
History in a Nutshell is a local public television program presented by SCETV