64th anniversary of the famed "Doolittle Raid"over Tokyo

[Jerry D]

This year marks the 64th anniversary of the famed "Doolittle Raid," when a group of 16 B-25 bombers comprised of 80 pilots and crew left their aircraft carrier on April 18, 1942, on a one-way, 500-mile trek to Tokyo to drop the first bombs on mainland Japan. Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle commanded "Task Force 16," in a daring assignment that in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's words, took "...the war to Japan." A special Web exclusive this month on Air Force Link, the official U.S. Air Force Website, highlights those accomplishments and the men who made history. To learn more about one of the most decisive and important missions of World War II and the men who valiantly put their lives on the line to make it happen, http://www.af.mil/library/doolittleraiders.asp

The US never looked back after that raid.