The Doolittle Raid (also known as Doolittle's Raid or the Tokyo Raid) was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other places in Honshu during World War II.

Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, who had led the raid, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions, and the U.S. Army Air Forces highlighted the tale of the raid to drive recruitment efforts. …

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on …

Mar 14, 2024 · Taking a little over an hour to launch, Doolittle’s B-25s, carrying high-explosive and incendiary bombs, flew on and hit targets in Tokyo, Yokosuka, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagoya, …

On April 18, 1942, a small group of Army Air Forces aviators changed the momentum of World War II with a single, audacious strike. Known as the Doolittle Raid, this operation — launched from the deck …

Apr 15, 2020 · The Doolittle Raid occurred just days after the fall of Bataan in the Philippines, the crowning catastrophe in a string of demoralizing defeats spanning Pearl Harbor to the Dutch East …

Apr 9, 2019 · The Doolittle Raid is the popular name given to a mission flown by members of the United States Army Air Force and Navy. Lt. Col. "Jimmy" Doolittle flew their B-25 Mitchell bombers off of the …

Discover how the 1942 Doolittle Raid—America's daring airstrike on Japan after Pearl Harbor—boosted morale and reshaped the Pacific War in World War II.

Feb 1, 2026 · Led by Jimmy Doolittle, 16 B-25 bombers were modified, stripped of heavy equipment, and trained rigorously for months to fly low and fast over enemy territory.

Mar 16, 2025 · The Japanese dismissed the Doolittle Raid in April 1942 as the Do-Nothing Raid, but at the same time the violent Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign proved that their pride had been deeply hurt.