Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Today marks 81 years since the WWII Doolittle Raid. On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolittle led sixteen B-25 bombers from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. This daring mission improved American morale following the attack at Pearl Harbor and has been shown as a supreme example of interservice Army-Navy teamwork and collaboration.
Today marks 81 years since the WWII Doolittle Raid. On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolittle led sixteen B-25 bombers from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. This daring mission improved American morale following the attack at Pearl Harbor and has been shown as a supreme example of interservice Army-Navy teamwork and collaboration.
