USS Hornet CV-8- April 18,1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo-Final reveal

[rwsmith14]

The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on Saturday, April 18, 1942, was an air raid by the United States of America on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air raid to strike the Japanese Home Islands. It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to American air attack, served as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941, and provided an important boost to American morale. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle, United States Army Air Forces.

Sixteen U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B Mitchell medium bombers were launched beyond fighter escort range from the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet deep in the Western Pacific Ocean, each with a crew of five men. The plan called for them to bomb military targets in Japan, and to continue westward to land in China—landing a medium bomber on Hornet was impossible. Fifteen aircraft reached China, but all crashed, while the 16th landed at Vladivostok in the Soviet Union. All but three of the 80 crew members initially survived the mission. Eight soldiers were captured by the Japanese Army in China; three of those were later executed. The B-25 that landed in the Soviet Union was confiscated and its crew interned for more than a year. Fourteen complete crews, except for one crewman who was killed in action, returned either to the United States or to American forces.

[OliveDrab]

Great representation of one daring mission, flying B-25's off a carrier deck on a one-way mission? Just an unbelievable mission even after all these years later. Your diorama really shows just how crazy and difficult this mission really was

[tommym]

Bravo
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your build thread.
Your final reveal is fantastic

TommyM

[TommyKillander]

Wow!

Absolutely amazing work a stunning result


Tommy

[rwsmith14]

Wow!

Absolutely amazing work a stunning result


Tommy

Bravo
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your build thread.
Your final reveal is fantastic

TommyM

Great representation of one daring mission, flying B-25's off a carrier deck on a one-way mission? Just an unbelievable mission even after all these years later. Your diorama really shows just how crazy and difficult this mission really was

thanks guys !! your comments are greatly apprieciated. it was enjoyable build except for those 16 1/350 B-25s,, they were a pain in the ass!

[Always48]

Love it, followed your build thread with much interest as ship building is a dark art that I would never be able to master. You have made a cracking representation of that infamous mission.

[trekfanj]

Amazing work, Alan!

[sirvine]

Great Diorama. Just re-watched the movie about the raid "30 Seconds over Tokyo"

Awesome Job.

[rwsmith14]

Great Diorama. Just re-watched the movie about the raid "30 Seconds over Tokyo"

Awesome Job.

Amazing work, Alan!

Love it, followed your build thread with much interest as ship building is a dark art that I would never be able to master. You have made a cracking representation of that infamous mission.

thanks for the comments they are greatly appreciated.

[Lysus]

The water alone is blue ribbon worthy. The carrier looks excellent, but atop that water it looks like a color photo. Great WIP, spectacular result.

[sheppsea]

Wow - the water looks amazing, it actually looks real

[rwsmith14]

Wow - the water looks amazing, it actually looks real

Thanks !!~