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James Harold Doolittle (* 14. Dezember 1896 in Alameda, Kalifornien; † 27. September 1993 in Pebble Beach, Kalifornien) war Pilot und ein General der United States Air Force. Er wurde bekannt durch hervorragende fliegerische Leistungen und einen frühen Luftangriff auf Tokio während des Pazifikkriegs am 18.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Doolittle Raid (April 18, 1942), during World War II, U.S. Army Air Forces bombing raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet in a spectacular surprise attack that caused little damage but boosted Allied morale.
For conspicuous leadership above the call of duty, involving personal valor and intrepidity at an extreme hazard to life. With the apparent certainty of being forced to land in enemy territory or to perish at sea, Brigadier General (then Lieutenant Colonel) Doolittle personally led a squadron of Army bombers, manned by volunteer crews, in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland.
The Doolittle Raid, also known as Doolittle's Raid, as well as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II.It was the first American air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago.Although the raid caused comparatively minor damage, it demonstrated that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable ...
18 de abr. de 2022 · Doolittle died on Sept. 27, 1993, at age 96 after suffering a stroke earlier that month. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Doolittle was survived by his two sons, James. Jr. and John ...
12 de jun. de 2006 · The first B-25 to launch from the carrier Hornet piloted by Lt. Col. James Doolittle. Observing from the bridge is the carrier’s “Skipper” Capt. Marc A. Mitscher. (National Archives) In the early morning hours of April 18, the Enterprise’s radar spotted two small ships. The force changed course briefly to avoid them.
Section 7A, Grave 110. The first Air Force general to wear four stars, Jimmy Doolittle was an aviation pioneer and famed World War II air commander. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for personal valor and leadership as commander of the Doolittle Raid, a bold long-range retaliatory air raid on the Japanese mainland, on April 18, 1942.
