The Doolittle Raid - 18 APR 1942

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THE PLAN:
Take 16 B-25's, launch 400 miles out,strike targets under the cover of darkness and recover in China after sunrise.
 
WHAT HAPPENED:
Launch 700 miles out, strike targets during the early afternoon and bailout over China in darkness.
 
  
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