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

[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.

[RobertK]

Looks amazing Well done!

[Twokidsnosleep]

What a great diorama, really well done on many levels

The suicide nature of the mission bothers me.....why not ditch in the ocean near the carrier, get picked up and return alive
Great to retaliate, but really a poorly thought out plan

[rwsmith14]

What a great diorama, really well done on many levels

The suicide nature of the mission bothers me.....why not ditch in the ocean near the carrier, get picked up and return alive
Great to retaliate, but really a poorly thought out plan

Thanks guys it was a fun build, especially doing the water

[Eusi]

Brilliant work. Both on this and your Kilo sub. The water is amazing. Mind giving a simple run down of what you used to make the water? I have a few ship builds in the pipeline and would love to try and replicate water this well.

[Bissyboat]

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