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A U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell medium bomber, one of sixteen involved in the mission, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Hornet for an air raid on the Japanese Home Islands, on April 18, 1942.

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A U.S. Army Air Force B-25B bomber leaves the deck of the USS Hornet, for the historic raid on Tokyo under Maj. Gen. James Doolittle, on April 18, 1942. Each aircraft carried three 500-pound high-explosive bombs and one incendiary bomb.

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A few years back (probably more than a few) the pilot who took off right after Doolittle said he watched JD’s plane drop almost out of sight after it left the deck, then slowly gain altitude. He said he wasn’t scared, except about not wanting to do worse than the boss. What a great group!

http://www.youtube.com/results?q=doolittle+raid+pilot+interview&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=w1

http://www.google.com/search?q=doolittle+raid+pilot+interview