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- When the U.S. entered WWII in 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Doolittle volunteered and was approved to lead the first aerial raid on Japan.
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Apr 14, 2017 · NEWS. Trained in Secret, These Fearless Pilots Retaliated for Pearl Harbor. On April 18, 1942, Jimmy Doolittle led a squadron on one of the most daring missions of World War II. By Winston...
Nov 9, 2009 · He is most famous for leading a daring bombing raid over Tokyo in 1942, the first American attack on the Japanese mainland. Doolittle’s 16 planes dropped their bombs and then, lacking fuel to...
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But at Midway, less than two months later, it was the Japanese fleet, not the American fleet, that was nearly des-troyed, thanks in no little part to the gallant fliers of the First Special Aviation Project, proudly known after April 1942 as “Doolittle’s Raiders.”
Nov 5, 2019 · Doolittle first assisted in converting the American automobile industry to produce of aircraft, but after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 the government had another mission for him — to bomb Japan.
Jun 12, 2006 · Jimmy Doolittle and his raiders were the first to fly landbased bombers from a carrier deck on a combat mission and first to use new cruise-control techniques in attacking a distant target. The incendiary bombs they carried were forerunners of those used later in the war.
Apr 15, 2022 · By 1945, the American “arsenal of democracy” would have an amazing 25 aircraft carriers deployed in the Pacific, but in 1942 losing two of four carriers would have been a crippling blow that ...
Apr 13, 2022 · Arnold would tap one of the best pilots in the Army Air Force to plan the mission and lead the requisite training program, Lt. Col. James Doolittle. Jimmy Doolittle had enlisted for the Great War, but had not seen any combat during the conflict. Not just a gifted pilot, he was also a graduate of MIT with a doctorate in aeronautical engineering ...
