A collection of pictures in video format and historic film clips by "mikeminnesota" showing Doolittle's mission to attack Tokyo at the beginning of the Pacific war after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. MIlitary taking part of the raid included Low, Halsey, Duncan, and Marc Mitscher Admiral of Hornet CV8.

Jimmy Doolittle led 16 B25 Mitchell Bombers off the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet (CV8). The Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese home island during World War II. The mission was notable since it was the only time in U.S. Military history that United States Army Air Forces bombers (16 modified B25B bombers) were launched from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier on a combat mission.

The raid demonstrated that the Japanese home islands were vulnerable to Allied air attack, and it provided an expedient means for U.S. retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.

For an interview of John Kemp, who worked with the launch officer during the raid and all durning the war go to "Don Kemp launches Doolittle airplane raid interview"    • Doolittle airplane raid interview, Io...  

The Waterloo Cedarfalls newspaper after seeing this video did an interview of Don Kemp here is the link to the newspaper article http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/wate...

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mikeminnesota has some 90+ travellog & educational youtube videos at    / mikeminnesota  

Several of the travel videos are of Norway, both Nordland and Southern Norway. One of my best norway videos is of my great grandparents hometown Bodo, Nordland, near Lofoten Islands    • All of Bodo, WW 2 bunkers, Kjerringoy...  

You are free to go to my personal home page "mikeminnesota.com" http://home.comcast.net/~mwick4249/si... with my family immigration history,

Northern Norway lag (Nordlandlaget) Stevne 2013 http://home.comcast.net/~mwick4249/si... NAGA,

Links to my Videos, Sons of Norway Lodge Norsota 1602 http://home.comcast.net/~mwick4249/si...

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