1942-04-18

Doolittle Raid

Tokyo and other Japanese citiesJapanese home islands · U.S. Army bombers struck Japan for the first time, followed by Japanese reprisals in China.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Battle of Hong Kong
  2. Pacific War opens
  3. Taiwanese Army volunteer system
  4. Doolittle RaidCurrent record
  5. Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
  6. Battle of Midway
  7. Korean Language Society Case
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Context

The Doolittle Raid made the Japanese home islands a direct target and triggered reprisals in China.

Sources and media

JACAR and Pacific War source lanes are linked.

Media

B-25 before launch from USS HornetVisual recordB-25 before launch from USS HornetA B-25 bomber on USS Hornet shortly before the Doolittle Raid launch.

Source Trail

Primary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen sourceReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Pearl Harbor attackOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · B-25 prior to start on USS Hornet for Doolittle raid.jpgOpen source