| LC control no. | sh 95003761 |
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| Geographic heading | Tokyo (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1942 |
| Variant(s) | Doolittle Raid, Tokyo, Japan, 1942 |
| See also | Bombing, Aerial--Japan World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan |
| Found in | Wikipedia, May 10 2010: under Doolittle Raid (the Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike a Japanese home island during World War II; it demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to Allied air attack and provided an expedient means for U.S. retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941; the raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James 'Jimmy' Doolittle) Naval History and Heritage Command website, May 10 2010: under Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942 (the April 1942 air attack on Japan, launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet and led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle ... sixteen B-25s, each with a five-man crew, attacked the Tokyo area, with a few hitting Nagoya) |
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