Who led a raid on Tokyo in 1942?
Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle
On April 18, 1942, 16 American B-25 bombers, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet 650 miles east of Japan and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, attack the Japanese mainland.
How many survived the Doolittle Raid?
three men
Sixteen planes and 80 airmen executed the Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942. With one exception – the plane piloted by CAPT Edward J. York – none of the planes made a proper landing: all either were ditched, or crashed after their crews bailed out. Nonetheless, all but three men survived the flight.
Did Doolittle make it out of China?
After bombing military or industrial targets in Japan, the B-25 crews were to continue westward to land in China. The raid killed about 50 people in Japan, including civilians, and injured 400….
| Doolittle Raid | |
|---|---|
| United States China | Japan |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| James H. Doolittle | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni |
| Strength |
Did Doolittle survive his raid?
The raid killed about 50 people in Japan, including civilians, and injured 400….
| Doolittle Raid | |
|---|---|
| Strength | |
| 16 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers 80 airmen (52 officers, 28 enlisted) 2 aircraft carriers 4 cruisers 8 destroyers | Unknown number of Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien fighters and anti-aircraft artillery |
| Casualties and losses |
How many Chinese were killed for helping Doolittle?
The Japanese killed an estimated 10,000 Chinese civilians during their search for Doolittle’s men. People who aided the airmen were tortured before they were killed.
What was the name of the bombing of Tokyo in 1945?
The Operation Meetinghouse air raid of 9–10 March 1945 was later estimated to be the single most destructive bombing raid in history. Charred remains of Japanese civilians after the firebombing of Tokyo on the night of 9–10 March 1945.
Where was General Doolittle’s plane after the raid on Tokyo?
Wreckage of Major General Doolittle’s plane somewhere in China after the raid on Tokyo. Doolittle is seated on wreckage to the right. (Corbis)
Who are the survivors of the bombing of Tokyo?
After the war, Japanese author Katsumoto Saotome, a survivor of 10 March 1945 firebombing, helped start a library about the raid in Koto Ward called the Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage. The library contains documents and literature about the raid plus survivor accounts collected by Saotome and the Association to Record the Tokyo Air Raid.
When was the first air raid on Japan?
Hornet launches Doolittle’s force at the start of the first U.S. air raid on the Japanese home islands, 18 April 1942.