Doolittle Raid

The Doolittle Raid was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. Launched on on 18 April 1942, it was the first American air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago. Although the raid caused comparatively minor damage, it demonstrated that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable to American air attacks. It served as an initial retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and provided an important boost to American morale. The raid was named after Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, who planned and led the attack. It was one of six American carrier raids against Japan and Japanese-held territories conducted in the first half of 1942.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Tokyo Raid
airstrike, Jimmy Doolittle, Bill Bower, Chase Nielsen, David M. Jones, Jacob DeShazer, Richard E. Cole, William John Dieter, Horace Ellis Crouch, John Allen Hilger, Everett W. Holstrom, Robert J. Meder, Richard A. Knobloch, Robert G. Emmens, Ted W. Lawson, Tom Griffin, Charles Ross Greening, Denver V. Truelove, Edward Saylor, William G. Farrow, Stephen Jurika, Empire of Japan, 

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Red Skelton in sailor uniform seated with a copy of Los Angeles Herald Express newspaper with banner headline "Doolittle Dood It" about the Doolittle Raid.

THE JAP WAY - COLD BLOODED MURDER. WE'LL MAKE THEM PAY IF YOU KEEP UP PRODUCTION. - NARA - 515617

"Japs Execute DooLittle Men. We'll Pay You Back Tojo" - NARA - 513574

Doolittle B-25 testing at Wagner Field FL - March 1942

North American B-25 Mitchell 40-3366

Doolittle Raid took off from USS Hornet in 1942

Letter of Gratitude to the Doolittle Raiders

Awarding of DFC to William L. Birch

Tom Griffin's signature on the "Axis Nightmare"

Model of USS Hornet (CV-8) with B-25 Mitchell bombers on deck, preparing for Tokyo raid, 1942 - Wisconsin Veterans Museum - DSC03063

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Doolittle Raid	airstrike, Jimmy Doolittle, Bill Bower, William John Dieter, Horace Ellis Crouch, John Allen Hilger, Everett W. Holstrom, Robert J. Meder, Charles Ross Greening, Denver V. Truelove, Edward Saylor, William G. Farrow, Stephen Jurika, Richard E. Cole, Chase Nielsen, David M. Jones, Jacob DeShazer, Richard A. Knobloch, Robert G. Emmens, Ted W. Lawson, Tom Griffin	Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Red Skelton in sailor uniform seated with a copy of Los Angeles Herald Express newspaper with banner headline "Doolittle Dood It" about the Doolittle Raid.		Commons
commons	image		THE JAP WAY - COLD BLOODED MURDER. WE'LL MAKE THEM PAY IF YOU KEEP UP PRODUCTION. - NARA - 515617		Commons
commons	image		"Japs Execute DooLittle Men. We'll Pay You Back Tojo" - NARA - 513574		Commons
commons	image		Doolittle B-25 testing at Wagner Field FL - March 1942		Commons
commons	image		North American B-25 Mitchell 40-3366		Commons
commons	image		Doolittle Raid took off from USS Hornet in 1942		Commons
commons	image		Letter of Gratitude to the Doolittle Raiders		Commons
commons	image		Awarding of DFC to William L. Birch		Commons
commons	image		Tom Griffin's signature on the "Axis Nightmare"		Commons
commons	image		Model of USS Hornet (CV-8) with B-25 Mitchell bombers on deck, preparing for Tokyo raid, 1942 - Wisconsin Veterans Museum - DSC03063		Commons