Doolittle Raid

Quando

18 de abr. de 1942

Tipo

Operação militar

Mortes

87

Coordenadas

35.00° N, 154.00° E

Description

first air raid on the Japanese mainland conducted by the U.S. military on April 18, 1942

American bombing of Japan on April 18, 1942

The Doolittle Raid was an air raid by the United States Army Air Forces on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other places in Honshu during World War II. Launched on April 18, 1942, 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 to American air attacks.

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