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| Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raiders | Aerial view of the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2; photo taken by one of the Doolittle raiders | Armorers preparing the Doolittle Raid bombers aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 3 | Armorers preparing the Doolittle Raid bombers aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 3 |
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| Armorers preparing the Doolittle Raid bombers aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 3 of 3 | B-25 Mitchell bomber in flight over USS Hornet en route to Japan, 18 Apr 1942 | B-25B flew over USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942 | B-25B Mitchell bomber taking off from USS Hornet to raid Japan, Pacific Ocean, 18 Apr 1942 |
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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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