Doolittle's Raid

Two of the operation's 16 B-25B bombers, parked on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission launching point. The plane at right has tail No. 40-2282 and mission plane No. 4. During the raid, 2nd Lt. Everett W. Holstrom Jr., piloted the aircraft to targets in Tokyo. Note protective cover over its gun turret and wooden dummy guns mounted in its tail cone. The plane at left is warming up its engines, as was done periodically during the voyage. (U.S. Navy photo)

Doolittle's Raid

View looking aft from the island of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Gwin (DD-433) is coming alongside, as USS Nashville (CL-43) steams in the distance. Eight of the mission's 16 B-25B bombers are parked within view, as are two of the ship's scout bombers. Note arresting gear and flight deck barriers in the lower portion of the photo, and 1.1" quad anti-aircraft machine gun mount at left. (U.S. Navy photo)

1942 War-time Recruiting Poster

Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle stands near a war-time recruiting poster alluding to his April 1942 bombing raid on Japan. These types of posters were part of everyday life on the homefront during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Doolittle's Raid

Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle (center), commander of the Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, is surrounded by a group of U.S. flyers. (This picture was taken before his promotion to lieutenant general.) The general took part in the first raid on Tokyo on April 18,1942, when a squadron took off from the USS Hornet in the North Pacific Ocean to bomb military installations in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 2

Crew No. 2 (Plane #40-2292, target Tokyo): 37th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Travis Hoover, pilot; Lt. William N. Fitzhugh, copilot; back row: Lt. Carl R. Wildner, navigator; Lt. Richard E. Miller, bombardier; and Sgt. Douglas V. Radney, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 4

Crew No. 4 (Plane #40-2282, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Everett W. Holstrom, pilot; and Lt. Lucian N. Youngblood, copilot; back row: Lt. Harry C. McCool, navigator; Sgt. Robert J. Stephens, bombardier; and Cpl. Bert M. Jordan, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)