There were many amazing, almost unbelievable feats of valour & glory in WW2 by the Western Allies, & in particular, the USA, with its famous, venerable "adjust, improvise, can do" attitude. None are more famous or worthy than this raid by Jimmy Doolittle & his brave band of flyers. Also "Mitscher The Magnificent" .. Marc A. Mitscher, Hornet Capt. God Bless 'em all, Lest We Forget. Great upload, & thank you for preserving their memory for the benefit of more current generations.
@alanheath3 He and Gen. Doolittle had medals given to them by the Japanese, prior to the war. Watch again and you'll see them stringing the medals together with a wire and then attaching the wire to the tailfins of one of the bombs to be dropped on Japan.
There were many amazing, almost unbelievable feats of valour & glory in WW2 by the Western Allies, & in particular, the USA, with its famous, venerable "adjust, improvise, can do" attitude. None are more famous or worthy than this raid by Jimmy Doolittle & his brave band of flyers. Also "Mitscher The Magnificent" .. Marc A. Mitscher, Hornet Capt. God Bless 'em all, Lest We Forget. Great upload, & thank you for preserving their memory for the benefit of more current generations.
colindominy 5 months ago
In April, 2010, I had the pleasure of meeting three of the Doolittle Raiders at their 68th annual reunion at Dayton, Ohio. True heros, every one.
kentamitchell 7 months ago
great
dhksrksalem 8 months ago
At 2:05, the planes depicted are Beechcraft AT-11 Kansans, which were Beech 18s modified for bomber training. One of the lesser-known planes of WW2.
SenorSpode 8 months ago
Very interesting film. I dont understand the bit about Marc Mitscher returning his decoration via the raid though.
alanheath3 1 year ago
@alanheath3 He and Gen. Doolittle had medals given to them by the Japanese, prior to the war. Watch again and you'll see them stringing the medals together with a wire and then attaching the wire to the tailfins of one of the bombs to be dropped on Japan.
logancody05 1 year ago
great video, thanks for the upload
hanaw79 1 year ago
It shows the USS Hornet! The Doolittle Raiders left the Hornet not the Yorktown
sboo001 1 year ago