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AMERICA STRIKES BACK 5 16 A LOOK AT THE DOOLITTLE RAID USSR Japan Korea Nagoya Kobe China Tokyo April 18, 1942 Yokohama the planes the hits the crash sites The U.S. Army Air Forces provided 16 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers. Each plane held a crew of five men. These bombers, which had never been used in combat before, had the range and the wingspan that would allow for carrier takeoff. Lt. Col. Doolittle flew the first B- 25 to launch in this raid, the ships The U.S. Navy provided two aircraft carriers: USS Hornet (CV 8), commanded by Captain Marc A. Mitscher, from which the B-25s would launch and USS Enterprise (CV 6) which provided support. Vice Adm. Halsey commanded the task force in this plan. After being spotted by enemy vessels and having to launch at approximately 650 miles from Japan vice 400 miles as originally planned, the B-25s still managed to hit at least five major areas: Tokyo, Yokosuka, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagoya. Taking off 250 miles sooner than planned had the planes nearly empty on fuel as they headed toward the eastern cost of China. Of the 16 planes, 15 either crash-landed or the crew bailed out. Only one plane landed – in the USSR – where the crew was held as prisoners with liberal privileges. Seven Doolittle Raiders were killed in the mission. Yokosuka Sources: Naval History and Heritage Command. Graphics resources: "Recognition Pictorial Manual", Training Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, 1943; Jim Caieilla, Naval History and Heritage Command. Infographic by Annalisa C. Underwood, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division. In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces, and Vice Adm. William F. Halsey, Jr., U.S. Navy, led a joint Army-Navy bombing operation on the Japanese mainland aimed to inflict both material and psychological damage upon the enemy. Vladivostok USS Hornet (CV 8) USS Enterprise (CV 6) 2 16

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Page 1: The Doolittle Raid - United States Navy...In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces, and Vice Adm. William F. Halsey, Jr., U.S. Navy,

AMERICA STRIKES BACK

516A LOOK AT THE DOOLITTLE RAID

USSR

Japan

Korea

NagoyaKobe

China

Tokyo

April 18, 1942

Yokohama

the planes the hits the crash sites

The U.S. Army Air Forcesprovided 16 B-25 Mitchellmedium bombers. Eachplane held a crew of fivemen. These bombers,which had never been usedin combat before, had therange and the wingspanthat would allow forcarrier takeoff. Lt. Col.Doolittle flew the first B-25 to launch in this raid,

the ships

The U.S. Navy provided twoaircraft carriers: USS Hornet(CV 8), commanded by CaptainMarc A. Mitscher, from whichthe B-25s would launch andUSS Enterprise (CV 6) whichprovided support. Vice Adm.Halsey commanded the taskforce in this plan.

After being spotted byenemy vessels and having tolaunch at approximately 650miles from Japan vice 400miles as originally planned,the B-25s still managed tohit at least five major areas:Tokyo, Yokosuka, Yokohama,Kobe, and Nagoya.

Taking off 250 milessooner than planned hadthe planes nearly empty onfuel as they headed towardthe eastern cost of China.Of the 16 planes, 15 eithercrash-landed or the crewbailed out. Only one planelanded – in the USSR –where the crew was heldas prisoners with liberalprivileges. Seven DoolittleRaiders were killed in themission.

Yokosuka

Sources: Naval History and Heritage Command. Graphics resources: "Recognition Pictorial Manual", Training Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, 1943; Jim Caieilla, Naval History and Heritage Command.Infographic by Annalisa C. Underwood, Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division.

In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces, and ViceAdm. William F. Halsey, Jr., U.S. Navy, led a joint Army-Navy bombing operation on the Japanese

mainland aimed to inflict both material and psychological damage upon the enemy.

Vladivostok

USS Hornet (CV 8)

USS Enterprise (CV 6)

2 16

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