USS Hornet (CV-8) with USS Gwin (DD-433) during Doolittle Raid 1942
View of the after part of the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the "Doolittle Raid" on 18 April 1942. Visible are eight of 16 U.S. Army Air Force North American B-25B Mitch... Mehr
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1st Lt. Richard E. Cole (Co-pilot of Crew#1)
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111-SC-92993: Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 18, 1942. Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, USAAF. Wires a Japanese medal to a bomb, for "return" to its originators in the first U.S. air raid on the Japane... Mehr
B-25 bomber by James Doolittle took off from the USS Hornet for Doolit...
USS HORNET, PACIFIC OCEAN 1942 -- Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolittle performs a full-throttle takeoff from the USS Hornet 650 miles from Japan on a secret mission. The Doolittle Raid, U.S. Army Air Force special... Mehr
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208-PU-53A-1: Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942. Original caption, “In April 1942, the U.S. and the world at large was electrified by an announcement by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that American fliers had... Mehr
Army B-25 (Doolittle Raid)
A U.S. Army Air Forces North American B-25B Mitchell bomber takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the "Doolittle Raid".Original description: "Take off from the deck of the USS HORNET of a... Mehr
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LtCol James H. Doolittle, USAAF Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 1942 Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, USAAF (front), leader of the raiding force, wires a Japanese medal to a 500-pound bomb, during ceremon... Mehr
Crew 14 Doolittle Raid
Crew No. 14 (Plane #40-2297, target Nagoya): 89th Reconnaissance Squadron, Maj. John A. Hilger, pilot; Lt. Jack A. Sims, copilot; Lt. James H. Macia Jr., navigator/bombardier; SSgt. Job Eierman, flight enginee... Mehr
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Doolittle Raid. Taken from the deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8), a B-25 bomber makes its way to be part of the first U.S. air raid on Japan. (U.S. Navy photo)
B-25B taking off USS Hornet 18Apr1942
A U.S. Army Air Force North American B-25B Mitchell bomber taking off from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942.
Crew 4 Doolittle raid
Crew No. 4 (Plane #40-2282, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, Lt. Everett W. Holstrom, pilot; Lt. Lucian N. Youngblood, copilot; Lt. Harry C. McCool, navigator; Sgt. Robert J. Stephens, bombardier; Cpl... Mehr
Crew 9 Doolittle raid
Crew No. 9 (Plane #40-2203, target Tokyo): 34th Bombardment Squadron, Lt. Harold F. Watson, pilot; Lt. James N. Parker Jr., copilot; Lt. Thomas C. Griffin, navigator; Sgt. Wayne M. Bissell, bombardier; TSgt. E... Mehr
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208-PU-53A-14: Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942. Original caption, “In April 1942, the U.S. and the world at large was electrified by an announcement by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that American fliers ha... Mehr
Ruptured Duck Crew
Crew of "The Ruptured Duck" (B-25 Doolittle Raider) Crew No. 7 (B-25 #40-2261: target Tokyo) Front Row L-R, Lt. Ted W. Lawson, pilot; Lt. Dean Davenport, copilot; Back Row L-R, Lt. Charles L. McClure, navigato... Mehr
Doolittle Raider, Plane 1
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 1 Crew No. 1 (Plane #40-2344, target Tokyo): 34th Bombardment Squadron, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, pilot; Lt. Richard E. Cole, copilot; Lt. Henry A. Potter, navigator; SSgt.... Mehr
Crew 16 Doolitle Raid
Crew No. 16 (Plane #40-2268, target Nagoya): 34th Bombardment Squadron, Lt. George Barr, navigator; Lt. William G. Farrow, pilot; Sgt. Harold A. Spatz, engineer/gunner; Lt. Robert L. Hite, copilot; Cpl. Jacob ... Mehr
Ted W. Lawson from Crew 7- Doolittle Raiders
Ted W. Lawson, pilot of the "Ruptured Duck" (Crew 7) of the Doolittle Raiders
SB Ds on USS Hornet Apr 1942
U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers of Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8) and Scouting Squadron 8 (VS-8) tied down on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the carrier's participat... Mehr
B-25 on the deck of USS Hornet during Doolittle Raid
North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to Japan on April 1942 Removed caption read: Photo # NH 53426 B-25Bs on board USS Hornet, while en route t... Mehr
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Deutsch: Dicht gedrängt stehen die Maschinen auf dem Flugdeck der USS Hornet
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Crew No. 8 (Plane #40-2242, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, Capt. Edward J. York, pilot; Lt. Robert G. Emmens, copilot; Lt. Nolan A. Herndon, navigator/bombardier; SSgt. Theodore H. Laban, flight eng... Mehr
David M. Jones DoolittleRaiders Crew5
Captain David M. Jones, pilot of Plane #40-2283 of Doolittle's Raiders.
USS Hornet flight deck April 1942
View from the island of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the "Doolittle Raid" mission's launching point. The light cruiser USS Nashville (CL-43) is in the distance. Eight of t... Mehr
L-8 blimp
The U.S. Navy blimp L-8 over the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) at the beginning of the "Doolittle Raid" in April 1942. Note the USAAF North American B-25 Mitchell bomber on Hornet´s deck.
B-25 prior to start on USS Hornet for Doolittle raid
A U.S. Army Air Force North American B-25B Mitchell shortly before launching from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) on 18 April 1942.Original caption: "The aircraft carrier Hornet had 16 AAF B-25s on deck,... Mehr
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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 5: Crew No. 5 (Plane #40-2283, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Capt. David M. Jones, pilot; and Lt. Ross R. Wilder, copilot; back row: Lt. Eugene F. McGur... Mehr
Doolittle Raid Crew 6
Lt. Chase J. Nielsen (left) stands with his fellow crewmen before the famed Doolittle Raid mission April 18, 1942. As part of Crew No. 6, 95th Bombardment Squadron, they flew Plane #40-2298 to bomb targets in ... Mehr
USS HORNET (CV-8) Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18th April 1942. - Flickr -...
Army Air Forces B-25B bombers parked on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while on route to the mission's launching point. The plane in the upper right is tail 40-2242, mission plane 8, piloted by Captain... Mehr
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Army Air Forces B-25B bombers parked on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission's launching point. The plane in the upper right is tail # 40-2242, mission plane # 8, piloted by Capta... Mehr
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Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle (second from right) with several of his aircrew on the deck of the Hornet source
Marc A. Mitscher and James Doolittle
Orders in hand, Navy Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, skipper of the USS Hornet (CV-8) chats with Lt. Col. James Doolittle, leader of the Army Air Forces attack group. This group of fliers carried the battle of the Paci... Mehr