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American bombing of Japan on April 18, 1942
The Doolittle Raid (also known as Doolittle's Raid or the Tokyo Raid) was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other
Doolittle_Raid
American general and aviator (1896–1993)
Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid
Jimmy_Doolittle
United States Air Force officer and participant in the Doolittle Raid
Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan, on April 18, 1942. He served as the co-pilot to Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle in the lead airplane of the raid by
Richard_E._Cole
Topics referred to by the same term
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Doolittle
United States Air Force officer and participant in the Doolittle Raid
Force. He participated in the Doolittle Raid in 1942 and was one of the four surviving prisoners of war from that raid. Born in Hyrum, Utah to Floyd Nielsen
Chase_Nielsen
1942 Japanese law
Doolittle Raid were 50 killed and over 400 wounded and about 200 houses were destroyed. The Japanese were embarrassed by the impact of the Doolittle Raid
Enemy_Airmen's_Act
Aerial bombing of Japan during World War II
the Doolittle Raid in April 1942 and small-scale raids on Japanese military positions in the Kuril Islands from mid-1943. Strategic bombing raids began
Air_raids_on_Japan
Air raids by the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific War
dead and over one million homeless. The U.S. mounted the Doolittle Raid, a small-scale air raid on Tokyo by carrier-based long-range bombers, in April 1942
Bombing_of_Tokyo
Theater of World War II
operations in the region. Concurrently, the United States conducted the Doolittle Raid on the Japanese mainland in April 1942, in which 16 bombers took off
Pacific_War
1944 American war film by Mervyn LeRoy
same name by Captain Ted W. Lawson. Lawson was a pilot on the historic Doolittle Raid, America's first retaliatory air strike against Japan, four months after
Thirty_Seconds_Over_Tokyo
American WWII pilot and missionary (1912–2008)
was a Christian missionary in Japan and pilot who participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant. DeShazer was born on 15 November 1912 in West Stayton
Jacob_DeShazer
2001 film by Michael Bay
Danny, including the lead-up to the attack, its aftermath, and the Doolittle Raid. The film was released on May 25, 2001, and was a box office success
Pearl_Harbor_(film)
United States Air Force general
medium bomber. In early 1942, Jones volunteered for the Doolittle Project – a secret bombing raid to be launched on Japan in retaliation for the December
David_M._Jones
United States Army Air Forces airman
plane to take off from a US carrier as part of the Doolittle Raid, a bold long-range retaliatory air raid on the Japanese main islands, on April 18, 1942
William_John_Dieter
Military campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War
September 1942. Hata's forces launched the campaign in retaliation for the Doolittle Raid, conducted by American pilots who had then landed in China's Zhejiang
Zhejiang-Jiangxi_campaign
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
United States Army Air Forces North American B-25 Mitchells in the "Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo. While fighters from Enterprise flew combat air patrol, the
USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)
American WWII medium bomber
East of Russia, and one Doolittle Raid aircraft landed there short of fuel after attacking Japan. This lone airworthy Doolittle Raid aircraft to reach the
North_American_B-25_Mitchell
Disney cartoon character
on April 18, 1942, during the Doolittle Raid. The mission was led by Lieutenant Colonel (later General) Jimmy Doolittle. Like most of the aircraft that
Donald_Duck
Brooklyn-class light cruiser
bombers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, USAAF, for the Doolittle Raid on Japan. On 13 April, they rendezvoused with other US
USS_Nashville_(CL-43)
United States Army Air Forces officer
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, a memoir of his participation in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during World War II. The book was subsequently adapted into
Ted_W._Lawson
Participant in the Doolittle Raid
Army Air Forces who participated in the Doolittle Raid. In February 1942, he volunteered to participate in the raid, which took place on April 18 that year
Robert_J._Meder
United States Air Force colonel (1912–1984)
who took part in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan, during World War II, on April 18, 1942. After bombing Japan during the raid and due to mechanical
Edward_J._York
Army Air Forces pilot (1919–1942)
pilot who was the pilot of B-25B (#40-2270), "Whiskey Pete", during the Doolittle Raid in World War II and is the namesake of Robert Gray Army Airfield near
Robert_Manning_Gray
Global conflict (1939–1945)
Battle of the Coral Sea. Japan's next plan, motivated by the earlier Doolittle Raid, was to seize Midway Atoll and lure American carriers into battle to
World_War_II
American air force pilot (1919–1943)
World War II. He was one of the eighty Doolittle Raiders who bombed Japan in April 1942. After the Doolittle Raid, Truelove was involved briefly in North
Denver_V._Truelove
United States Air Force officer
War II and the Korean War who served as one of the crewmembers on the Doolittle Raid. Crouch was a native of Columbia, South Carolina, he attended Columbia
Horace_Ellis_Crouch
American human rights attorney, Professor, Author
and Last Mission to Tokyo, about the war crimes trials following the Doolittle Raid during World War II. In 2004, Paradis received his Juris Doctor from
Michel_Paradis
New Orleans class heavy cruiser
flight deck and climbed unsteadily into the leaden gray skies. Although the raid inflicted only minimal materiel damage upon the Japanese homeland, it nevertheless
USS_Vincennes_(CA-44)
Japanese fishing boat and a special surveillance boat
pp. 82–83. Glines 1988, p. 7013. Doolittle Raid Secrets 2003, p. 142. Chun, Clayton K. S. (2006). The Doolittle Raid 1942: America's First Strike Back
Nitto_Maru_(1935)
World War II battle on north coast of France
Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during
Dieppe_Raid
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of Midway and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid. In the Solomon Islands campaign
USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
Military unit
distinct units and do not share a lineage. Marshall Islands Raid, February 1942 Doolittle Raid, May 1942 Battle of Midway, June 1942 Off Guadalcanal, December
Enterprise_Air_Group
2019 war film by Roland Emmerich
participates in raids launched from the carrier USS Enterprise against the Marshall Islands. In April, after Lieutenant-Colonel Jimmy Doolittle's raid on Tokyo
Midway_(2019_film)
Military unit
The Group's aircraft and many of its aircrews took part in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Imperial Japan. During World War II the 17th Bomb Group was the only
17th_Bombardment_Group
Japanese air raids on Oregon during WWII
daughter, Yoriko Asakura, buried some of Fujita's ashes at the bomb site. Doolittle Raid Amerikabomber Bombardment of Fort Stevens Fu-Go balloon bomb Operation
Lookout_Air_Raids
American World War II admiral
the Pacific in February and March 1942, helped plan and execute the Doolittle Raid that launched 16 Army twin-engine B-25 bombers from USS Hornet to bomb
Miles_Browning
Japan's naval force in the Second World War
future operations from American carrier attack. In April 1942, the Doolittle Raid, carried out by 16 bombers that took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet
Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
Imperial_Japanese_Navy_in_World_War_II
American historian
American military historian. His 2016 book Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
James_M._Scott_(historian)
1956-1957 retired, 1957 In 1942, he was on the USS Hornet (CV-8) when the Doolittle Raid was launched. He wrote an eyewitness account which was published in
Oscar_H._Dodson
American baseball player (born 1986)
years. Doolittle is a seventh cousin of General Jimmy Doolittle, who led the Doolittle Raid in World War II. While traveling for away games, Doolittle regularly
Sean_Doolittle
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
Jewish by the racial laws of that time (although Jews were murdered in raids and incidents). Also, Romania did not send many Jews; the Romanian and Hungarian
The_Holocaust
United States Army Air Forces officer
Army Air Forces who participated in the Doolittle Raid. In February 1942, he volunteered to participate in the raid, which took place on April 18 that year
William_G._Farrow
United States Air Force general (1916–2000)
a United States Army Air Forces bomber pilot and participant of the Doolittle Raid during World War II. He retired from the United States Air Force in
Everett_W._Holstrom
overrun Malaya, Singapore, and the Philippines by spring 1942. The Doolittle Raid used 16 B-25 bombers (taking off from aircraft carriers) to bomb Tokyo
Air_warfare_of_World_War_II
United States Air Force general
December 1941. Selected by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle for what became known as the Doolittle Raid, he piloted one of the B-25s that bombed Nagoya
John_A._Hilger
1942 raid of Allied shipping by the Imperial Japanese Navy
The Indian Ocean raid (Operation C, the Third Mobile Operation in the Indian Ocean and the Battle of Ceylon in Japanese) was a sortie of the Imperial Japanese
Indian_Ocean_raid
US Air Force officer and member of the Doolittle Raiders
II and participated in the Doolittle Raid on Japan on April 18, 1942. Saylor was one of the last four surviving Doolittle Raiders at the time of his death
Edward_Saylor
1941 Japanese attack on the US
logistical support of the Navy,[permanent dead link] such as for the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway. It was submarines
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
American pilot and artist (1914–1957)
bombsight was ineffective for the low-level bombing planned for the Doolittle raid. Instead, Greening designed a "Mark Twain" bombsight out of Duralumin
Charles_Ross_Greening
U.S. Air force officer (1914–1992)
involved or any other details. This mission ended up being the critical Doolittle Raid. As a first lieutenant, Emmens joined the Tokyo mission just before
Robert_G._Emmens
U.S. Air Force colonel (1917–2011)
the last surviving pilot (e.g., aircraft commander) of the Doolittle Raid, the first air raid to target the Japanese home island of Honshu. A native of
Bill_Bower
WWII Japanese fighter aircraft
were produced. Initial prototypes saw action over Yokohama during the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942, and continued to fly combat missions throughout the
Kawasaki_Ki-61
Japanese nation state from 1868 to 1947
15). Japan bombs Australia (February 19). Indian Ocean raid (March 31 – April 10). Doolittle Raid on Tokyo (April 18). Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4–8)
Empire_of_Japan
Military unit
the rest of Task Force 18 (TF18), in April the force conducted the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. In May Halsey was ordered to join Task Force 17 (TF17) in
Task_Force_16
Major 1945 battle of the Pacific War
15 August 1945, Admiral Matome Ugaki was killed while part of a kamikaze raid on Iheyajima island. The official surrender ceremony was held on 7 September
Battle_of_Okinawa
1942 Raid on Darwin: May 1943 Operation K : March 1942 Japanese Invasion of Salamaua–Lae, March 1942 Raid on Heath's Farm July 1942 Doolittle Raid : April
List_of_World_War_II_battles
1942 major naval battle in World War II
desired to extend its Pacific defense perimeter, especially after the Doolittle air raid by US carrier based aircraft on Tokyo in April 1942, and to clear
Battle_of_Midway
2017 film by Bille August
Lost Soldier. Nominated - Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film Doolittle Raid Pearl Harbor (film) "Liu Yifei stars in The Chinese Widow for Zhejiang
The_Chinese_Widow
Index of articles associated with the same name
Senator James Rood Doolittle, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. A report by Jimmy Doolittle on the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo Halsey-Doolittle Raid, April 1942. A
Doolittle_Report
(1915–2019) – U.S. Army Air Forces. Last participant of the Doolittle Raid (Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot). Carl Kice Brown (1917–2017) – American Volunteer
Last surviving United States war veterans
Last_surviving_United_States_war_veterans
Military police of the Imperial Japanese Army
Korean and Formosan, were also abused by Kempeitai superiors. After the Doolittle Raid in April 1942, captured Allied airmen were accused of intentionally
Kempeitai
Executions that followed the Nuremberg Trials
Fall of Singapore Battle of the Java Sea St Nazaire Raid Battle of Christmas Island Doolittle Raid Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Madagascar Zhejiang-Jiangxi
Nuremberg_executions
1943 film directed by Delmer Daves
to Tokyo Bay to obtain vital weather intelligence for the upcoming Doolittle Raid. As they cross the Pacific the Copperfin shoots down two attacking two
Destination_Tokyo
US Air Force unit
Retrieved 15 January 2024. Baugher, Joe (12 November 2002). "The Doolittle Tokyo Raid". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 15 January 2024. Maurer, Combat Units, pp
34th_Bomb_Squadron
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
city and 267,000 buildings in a single night. It was the deadliest bombing raid of the war, at a cost of 20 B-29s shot down by flak and fighters. By May
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
airstrips were used by heavy as well as light aircraft. During the Doolittle Raid in WW II, twin-engine B-25 bombers with a loaded weight of seventeen
List_of_shortest_runways
Military goal of Operation Barbarossa
Fall of Singapore Battle of the Java Sea St Nazaire Raid Battle of Christmas Island Doolittle Raid Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Madagascar Zhejiang-Jiangxi
A–A_line
United States Naval Aviator
Island was attacked. After these raids Enterprise returned to Pearl Harbor and accompanied USS Hornet during the Doolittle Raid in mid-April. Both carriers
Richard_Halsey_Best
Apr 1942) carried aviation gasoline to support operations tied to the Doolittle raid and Chinese forces. The Hump airlift evolved into one of the largest
1940s_in_air_cargo
Participant in the Doolittle Raid
eighty Doolittle Raiders who bombed Japan in April 1942. After the Doolittle Raid, he was relocated to North Africa and was shot down during an air raid in
Tom_Griffin_(aviator)
1937–1945 conflict in East Asia
China, leaving many people either dead, injured, or homeless. After the Doolittle Raid, the Imperial Japanese Army conducted a massive sweep through Zhejiang
Second_Sino-Japanese_War
US heavy bomber aircraft, 1942
attack on Japanese islands since the Doolittle raid in April 1942. The first B-29 combat losses occurred during this raid, with one B-29 destroyed on the ground
Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
1941–1945 occupation during World War II
region, Papua New Guinea, 1942-1943] [cartographic material] : [Allied air raids]". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-10-02. Lengel, Ed (2020-08-09). "Angels and
Japanese occupation of New Guinea
Japanese_occupation_of_New_Guinea
United States Navy admiral (1882–1959)
hit-and-run raids against the Japanese, striking the Gilbert and Marshall islands in February, Wake Island in March, and carrying out the Doolittle Raid in April
William_Halsey_Jr.
Major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army
Fall of Singapore Battle of the Java Sea St Nazaire Raid Battle of Christmas Island Doolittle Raid Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Madagascar Zhejiang-Jiangxi
Warsaw_Uprising
Aerial bombing attacks in 1945
In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped
Bombing_of_Dresden
Firebombing raid on Tokyo in the Pacific War
incendiary and high explosive bombs. These raids destroyed most of the city. The American Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942 was the first air attack on
Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)
Bombing_of_Tokyo_(10_March_1945)
Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy
February. This was the first carrier attack on mainland Japan since the Doolittle Raid. The mission was to destroy Japanese air facilities and other installations
USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)
Naval aviator in the US Navy
his squadron off USS Enterprise, while escorting USS Hornet on the Doolittle Raid. Leslie was in command of VB-3, operating from USS Yorktown during Midway
Max_Leslie
Military coalition of World War II
against Japan. One was the bombing of Japanese industrial centres in the Doolittle Raid. Another was repelling a Japanese invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea
Allies_of_World_War_II
World War II operation in France
Mediterranean and in the Pacific. In part because of lessons learned in the Dieppe Raid of 19 August 1942, the Allies decided not to directly assault a heavily defended
Operation_Overlord
Area of U.S. Pacific operations in World War II
Islands, 9 December 1941 - August 1945 Marshalls–Gilberts raids, 1 February 1942 Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942 Japanese occupation of Nauru, 26 August 1942
Asiatic-Pacific_theater
United States Navy admiral
aircraft carrier. This idea was later adopted for the planning of the Doolittle Raid. Low distinguished himself as Chief of Staff, U.S. Tenth Fleet, during
Francis_S._Low
World War II area of operations including North and South America
Japanese intended a series of hit-and-run attacks in reprisal for the Doolittle Raid. May 31: The battleships USS Colorado and USS Maryland set sail from
American theater of World War II
American_theater_of_World_War_II
Major World War II battle in the Pacific Theater
Volcano Islands. After the American conquest of the Marianas, daily bomber raids from the Marianas began to strike mainland Japan in Operation Scavenger
Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Airborne warfare throughout World War II
Japan's surrender five months later. The first US raid on the Japanese main island was the Doolittle Raid of 18 April 1942, when sixteen B-25 Mitchells were
Strategic bombing during World War II
Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
in World War II on 18 April 1942, in the Doolittle Raid. At the command of American general James H. Doolittle, 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. aircraft
History_of_Tokyo
War crimes committed by the Empire of Japan
response to the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942, in which American B-25 bombers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle bombed Tokyo and
Japanese_war_crimes
Famine in British India during World War II
successful efforts by the Raj to forestall famine in India. However, Japanese raids put additional strain on railways, which also endured flooding in the Brahmaputra
Bengal_famine_of_1943
plans against the Allied nations (with similar intentions to the James Doolittle raid special Allied Strike). The Kingdom of Romania, a de facto major member
List of expansion operations and planning of the Axis powers
List_of_expansion_operations_and_planning_of_the_Axis_powers
and flew over in formation to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. Under restoration B-25J 44-31173 – under restoration to flightworthiness
List of surviving North American B-25 Mitchells
List_of_surviving_North_American_B-25_Mitchells
Capital and most populous city in Japan
influence, the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942 marked the first direct foreign attack on Tokyo. Although the physical damage was minimal, the raid demonstrated
Tokyo
Fall of Singapore Battle of the Java Sea St Nazaire Raid Battle of Christmas Island Doolittle Raid Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Madagascar Zhejiang-Jiangxi
Mexico_during_World_War_II
US Air Force unit
Retrieved 15 January 2024. Baugher, Joe (12 November 2002). "The Doolittle Tokyo Raid". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 15 January 2024. Maurer, Combat Units, pp
37th_Bomb_Squadron
Battle of World War II in Burma
coast, to prevent the Japanese from escaping to the mainland. A Japanese air raid on 11 February seriously damaged a destroyer with a near miss and forty small
Battle_of_Ramree_Island
World War II Allied operations against German long-range weapons
[citation needed] The Crossbow attacks were not very successful, and every raid carried out against a V-1 or V-2 reduced the assets available for targets
Operation_Crossbow
List of significant events occurring during World War II in 1942
the French border. 18: Doolittle Raid on Nagoya, Tokyo and Yokohama. Jimmy Doolittle's B-25s take off from USS Hornet. The raids are a great boost of morale
Timeline of World War II (1942)
Timeline_of_World_War_II_(1942)
U.S. military campaign in World War II
the defenders by surprise. This is occasionally referred to the "Midnight Raid on Guadalcanal". A Japanese patrol aircraft from Tulagi had searched the
Guadalcanal_campaign
Military unit
Retrieved 15 January 2024. Baugher, Joe (12 November 2002). "The Doolittle Tokyo Raid". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 15 January 2024. Maurer, Combat Units, pp
95th_Reconnaissance_Squadron
Index of lists with the same name
Fall of Singapore Battle of the Java Sea St Nazaire Raid Battle of Christmas Island Doolittle Raid Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Madagascar Zhejiang-Jiangxi
List of timelines of World War II
List_of_timelines_of_World_War_II
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