the Doolittle raid remembered

[namvet]

April 18, 1942 - The Doolittle Raid begins with 16 Army Air Force B-25 bombers launching earlier than expected from USS Hornet (CV 8), approx. 650 mi. off Japan, after being spotted by enemy ships. It is the 1st attack by the U.S. of the Japanese mainland since Pearl Harbor. Most of the 16 B-25s, each with a five-man crew, attack the Tokyo area, with a few hitting Nagoya. Embarrassed, the Japanese revise plans & six weeks later attack the American carrier group near Midway sooner than expected. Photo: Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, USAAF, wires a Japanese medal to a bomb, for "return" to its originators. Photographed on board USS Hornet (CV-8), shortly before Lt. Col. Doolittle's B-25 bombers were launched to attack Japan.

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[Moonglow]

It was a great tactical surprise for the Japanese, but unfortunately the planes were lost and several pilots were killed or imprisoned by the Japanese in China. The one that landed in the USSR was interned for a year...

After the raid, the Japanese Imperial Army conducted a massive sweep through the eastern coastal provinces of China, in an operation now known as the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, searching for the surviving American airmen and applying retribution on the Chinese who aided them, in an effort to prevent this part of China from being used again for an attack on Japan. An estimated 250,000 Chinese civilians were killed by the Japanese during this operation

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[namvet]

mission accomplished

 

[HenryBHough]

Today's Democrats would demand Doolittle be tried as a war criminal.

 

[whitehall]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

 

[namvet]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

a chance they could not afford. they did hear the trawler radio the sighting. with the empire alerted the bombers never make it. it was Doolittle decesion to launch.

 

[regent]

It was a raid to help American morale, did little damage, but did warn the Japanese that air raids were possible. Since that raid, I question the use of missions just to raise our morale.

 

[Meathead]

At the time Japanese media was touting that America was cowering before the invincible Imperial forces. It was a obvious smackdown designed to embarrass the government and military. Targets were scattered throughout the capital so everyone would know.

 

[whitehall]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

a chance they could not afford. they did hear the trawler radio the sighting. with the empire alerted the bombers never make it. it was Doolittle decesion to launch.

They were aware of the risk when they took the freaking job. The Hornet was wrong when they chickened out and doomed the pilots. Doolittle had no choice.

 

[Meathead]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

a chance they could not afford. they did hear the trawler radio the sighting. with the empire alerted the bombers never make it. it was Doolittle decesion to launch.

They were aware of the risk when they took the freaking job. The Hornet was wrong when they chickened out and doomed the pilots. Doolittle had no choice.[/Q UOTE]At a time that there were only three functioning carriers, they were paramount. He made a difficult but correct decision.

 

[namvet]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

a chance they could not afford. they did hear the trawler radio the sighting. with the empire alerted the bombers never make it. it was Doolittle decesion to launch.

They were aware of the risk when they took the freaking job. The Hornet was wrong when they chickened out and doomed the pilots. Doolittle had no choice.

no shit ??? it was doolittles call to launch or head for home. period. study your history

 

[whitehall]

a chance they could not afford. they did hear the trawler radio the sighting. with the empire alerted the bombers never make it. it was Doolittle decesion to launch.

They were aware of the risk when they took the freaking job. The Hornet was wrong when they chickened out and doomed the pilots. Doolittle had no choice.

no shit ??? it was doolittles call to launch or head for home. period. study your history

It was Doolittle's call to launch or go home but it was the skipper of the Hornet's call to head for home instead of completing the mission. History says the Hornet was wrong but the propaganda inherent in the mission and Doolittle's heroism trumped an investigation into the Hornet's timid decision that doomed many of the pilots.

 

[namvet]

They were aware of the risk when they took the freaking job. The Hornet was wrong when they chickened out and doomed the pilots. Doolittle had no choice.

no shit ??? it was doolittles call to launch or head for home. period. study your history

It was Doolittle's call to launch or go home but it was the skipper of the Hornet's call to head for home instead of completing the mission. History says the Hornet was wrong but the propaganda inherent in the mission and Doolittle's heroism trumped an investigation into the Hornet's timid decision that doomed many of the pilots.

why is this so far over your head ???

 

[Mojo2]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

Are you kidding????!!!????

Not negligent in the least!!!

He assumed the only prudent thing possible, and did the only prudent thing possible.

Couldn't have been helped.

He did it right and he did good.

 

[whitehall]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

Are you kidding????!!!????

Not negligent in the least!!!

He assumed the only prudent thing possible, and did the only prudent thing possible.

Couldn't have been helped.

He did it right and he did good.

"Prudent thinking" could also be considered cowardly thinking depending on the spin. He was wrong. The Japanese had no idea what was going on until the raid was over.

 

[namvet]

Pop history hints that the Japanese alleged picket boats may have radioed the Hornet's location but it has been verified that the mainland had no idea of the impending raid so it seems that the skipper of the Hornet may have been negligent by ordering the premature launching of the raid.

Are you kidding????!!!????

Not negligent in the least!!!

He assumed the only prudent thing possible, and did the only prudent thing possible.

Couldn't have been helped.

He did it right and he did good.

"Prudent thinking" could also be considered cowardly thinking depending on the spin. He was wrong. The Japanese had no idea what was going on until the raid was over.

what should the Hornet have done. and be specific in you answer. also who was its CO???

ill wait

 

[namvet]

im waiting whitehall in 5 mins you go on ignore

 

[Mojo2]

They were aware of the risk when they took the freaking job. The Hornet was wrong when they chickened out and doomed the pilots. Doolittle had no choice.

no shit ??? it was doolittles call to launch or head for home. period. study your history

It was Doolittle's call to launch or go home but it was the skipper of the Hornet's call to head for home instead of completing the mission. History says the Hornet was wrong but the propaganda inherent in the mission and Doolittle's heroism trumped an investigation into the Hornet's timid decision that doomed many of the pilots.

You are applying 21st Century, Politically Correct revisionist history standards to an event that has never been judged that way by any serious analyst.

Sorry, but you you are mistaken.

 

[namvet]

times up whitehall. your on permanent ignore

 

[whitehall]

im waiting whitehall in 5 mins you go on ignore

Geez, 5 minutes? Halsey should have completed the mission that he signed on to. Did he hope there would be no Japanese picket boats in his way? The fleet needed to sail another 200 miles like they said they would do.