On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers under the command of Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmie” Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Force, took off from the carrier Hornet (CV-8) bound for Japan, some 668 miles distance. The raids inflicted slight damage on Japa
Categories: 100 Years of Naval Aviation
 
 
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