Doolittle Raid on Japan
USAAF B-25B bombers tied down on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while the carrier was en route to the mission's launching point. The plane in the foreground is tail No. 40-2203 (mission plane No. 9). Partially visible at far right is tail No. 40-2250 (mission plane No. 10). Piloted respectively by 2nd Lts. Harold F. Watson and Richard O. Joyce, these B-25s attacked targets in the Tokyo area. (U.S. Navy photo)
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