Doolittle Raid
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The Doolittle Raid was a daring 1942 U.S. air attack on Tokyo and other Japanese cities, launched from aircraft carriers and intended to boost American morale and demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability early in World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doolittle Raid canonical | 18 |
| Doolittle Tokyo Raid | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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air raid ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftType | medium bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed | North American B-25B Mitchell ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Doolittle Raid
ⓘ
surface form:
Doolittle Tokyo Raid
Tokyo Raid ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualtiesUS |
airmen captured by Japan
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several airmen killed ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
Japanese civilian casualties
ⓘ
harsh Japanese reprisals in occupied China ⓘ |
| commander | James H. Doolittle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to Japanese decision for Midway operation
ⓘ
diversion of Japanese forces to homeland defense ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1942-04-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| honor | James H. Doolittle awarded Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| landingArea |
China
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| launchedFrom | USS Hornet (CV-8) ⓘ |
| location |
Kobe
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Nagoya ⓘ Osaka ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction |
book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
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film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James H. Doolittle ⓘ |
| notableFact |
first U.S. air raid to strike the Japanese home islands
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first time medium bombers were launched from an aircraft carrier for combat ⓘ |
| numberOfAircraft | 16 ⓘ |
| objective |
boost American morale
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demonstrate Japan's vulnerability to air attack ⓘ retaliate for the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| partOf | American strategic bombing campaign against Japan ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
United States Army Air Forces
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
attack on Pearl Harbor
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surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| result |
Japanese strategic overreaction
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U.S. propaganda victory ⓘ limited physical damage to Japan ⓘ |
| supportedBy | USS Enterprise (CV-6) ⓘ |
| takeoffMethod | carrier-launched ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Doolittle Tokyo Raid
this entity surface form:
Doolittle Tokyo Raid
subject surface form:
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
subject surface form:
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
subject surface form:
James H. Doolittle