April 18, 1942 A B-25 begins take off for the raid on Japan.

 

April 18, 1942 a B-25 Mitchell bomber takes off from the USS Hornet CV-8.

 

April 18, 1942 Launching the Doolittle Raid from USS Hornet CV-8

 

April 1942 Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle and his crew in China after the raid.
From left to right are;
SSG Fred A. Braemer (bombardier)
SSG Paul J. Leonard (engineer/gunner)
General Ho (Director of the branch government of Chekiang Province)
Lt. Richard E. Cole (co-pilot)
Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle (pilot)
Henry H. Shen (a bank manager)
Lt. Henry A. Potter (navigator/gunner)
Chao Foo Ki (secretary of the Western Chekiang Province)

 

April 1942 members of crew 14 are hidden in a Chinese village.
From left to right are;
Lt. James H. Macia (navigator)
Lt. Jack A. Sims (co-pilot)
SSG Jacob Eierman (engineer)
Major John A. Hilger (pilot)

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