18 April 1942 A.D. Doolittle Raid: 16 Army Air Force B-25 bombers Launch from the USS HORNET (CV-8), 650 Miles from Japan
18 April 1942 A.D. Doolittle Raid: 16 Army Air Force B-25 bombers Launch from the USS HORNET (CV-8), 650 Miles from Japan http://www.navy.mil/search/display_history.asp 1848 - U.S. Navy expedition to explore the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, commanded by Lt. William F. Lynch, reaches the Dead Sea. 1906 - U.S. Navy assists in relief operations during the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Sailors and Marines fight fires and ships carry the homeless and injured to Vallejo, where medical personnel established emergency facilities. 1942 - The Doolittle Raid begins with 16 Army Air Force B-25 bombers launching earlier than expected from USS Hornet (CV 8), approximately 650 miles off Japan, after being spotted by enemy ships. It is the first attack by the U.S. of the Japanese mainland since Pearl Harbor. Most of the 16 B-25s, each with a five-man crew, attack the Tokyo area, with a few hitting Nagoya. Embarrassed, the Japanese revise plans and six weeks later attack the Ame...