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| Captain Marc Mitscher speaking with Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 3 | Captain Marc Mitscher speaking with Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 3 | Captain Marc Mitscher speaking with Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 3 of 3 | Close-up view of the medal James Doolittle tied to the fins of a 500-pound bomb being readied for the Doolittle Raid, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Close-up view of the medal James Doolittle tied to the fins of a 500-pound bomb being readied for the Doolittle Raid, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2 | Destroyer USS Fanning maneuvers near USS Enterprise as both escort USS Hornet on the day the Doolittle Raid aircraft were launched, 18 Apr 1942. Photographed from cruiser USS Salt Lake City. | Doolittle raiders Lieutenant James Macia, Lieutenant Jack Sims, Staff Sergeant Jacob Eierman, and Major John Hilger, China, 18 Apr 1942 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 10 |
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| Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 10 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 3 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 4 of 10 |
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| Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 5 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 6 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 7 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 8 of 10 |
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| Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 9 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 9 of 11 | James Doolittle sitting by the wing of his wrecked B-25 Mitchell bomber, China, 18 Apr 1942 | Japanese fishing boat sinking after being attacked by the Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942 |
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