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| Today in History: the Doolittle Raid |
| 2007-04-18 |
| The Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese home islands during World War II. The mission was unusual in that, for the only time in U.S. military history, United States Army Air Forces bombers launched into combat from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. The Doolittle Raid demonstrated that the Japanese home islands were vulnerable to Allied air attack, and it provided an expedient outlet for U.S. retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. . . . |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #3 From such ruthlessness we must learn once again. I weep for our WWI and WWII veterans. I stopped one today and shook his aging hand in deepest gratitude. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-18 23:46 |
| #2 In memory. Video: Confederate Air Force with footage of Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot Lt. Richard E. "Dick" Cole. Air Show 5-27-06 Bay City WI. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-04-18 23:39 |
| #1 Most importantly, it helped tip the balance in favor of Yamamoto's disastrous Midway plan - theretofore generally viewed very dimly by both the army and navy high commands - thus setting the stage for perhaps the most lopsided defeat in modern history. The boost to domestic morale was also important. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2007-04-18 22:35 |