The top secret plan called for the B-25s to take off about 450 miles from Japan, bomb selected targets at such locations as Yokohama and Tokyo, and then fly another 1,600 miles to friendly airfields in mainland China.
The operation was risky -- medium bombers had never been flown from a carrier, and sailing so far into enemy territory endangered the U.S. Navy task force.
The Chief of the Army Air Corps, Lt. Gen. Hap Arnold, selected Lt. Col. James Doolittle to lead Special Aviation Project No. 1, the bombing of Japan.
Yes, I'm a goofball who finds the craziest submarine related stuff to add to a car blog. And it works, because this crazy shit is real
The operation was risky -- medium bombers had never been flown from a carrier, and sailing so far into enemy territory endangered the U.S. Navy task force.
The Chief of the Army Air Corps, Lt. Gen. Hap Arnold, selected Lt. Col. James Doolittle to lead Special Aviation Project No. 1, the bombing of Japan.
Yes, I'm a goofball who finds the craziest submarine related stuff to add to a car blog. And it works, because this crazy shit is real
Hats off to you Jesse. Great mate of mine's son is an Aussie submariner. have read some history of early WW1 exploits etc. Respect to all who served !
ReplyDeleteOne more. That old adage of "take the fight to the enemy" was never truer than that "unthinkable" attack on mainland Japan. What did the Spartans say...tell us where the enemy are...not how many they are. or words to that effect. You get my drift.
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