Doolittle & Takeoff From Carrier USS Hornet On Tokyo Raid, 18Apr42

Doolittle & Takeoff From Carrier USS Hornet On Tokyo Raid, 18Apr42 Deck of carrier crowded with planes. AV 500lb bomb arriving by elevator on deck, pulled on trolley. VS Bomb photographed w/ Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, Commander of carrier Hornet, & US airmen, Tokyo Raiders. 13:19:56 CU Japanese medals attached to bomb. B-25s take off from deck of carrier. Crewmen turning propeller of B-25. Exercising on deck. VS B-25s parked on deck. Takeoffs. 13:22:43 CUs Doolittle attaching Japanese medal to bomb watched by crew. WWII; WW2; Pacific War; 1942;