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| D3A dive bomber taking off from carrier Akagi, Indian Ocean, 5 Apr 1942; the single vertical red stripe toward the rear end of fuselage identified this aircraft as from Akagi | James Doolittle with his crew shortly before the Doolittle Raid against Japan, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 |
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| One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 |
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| One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 |
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| One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 |
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| One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942 | USS Gwin and USS Nashville underway, escorting the Doolittle Raiders, Apr 1942 | Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2 | Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2 |
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