Tokyo Raid

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World War II battle air raid military operation

Tokyo Raid is the common name for the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on the Japanese home islands during World War II, launched in April 1942 as a morale-boosting strike following Pearl Harbor.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → air raid → military operation →
aircraftTypeUsed	B-25B Mitchell bomber → North American B-25 Mitchell →
commander	James H. Doolittle →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States →
date	1942-04-18 →
followed	Attack on Pearl Harbor →
hasAlias	Doolittle Raid → Doolittle Tokyo Raid →
landingArea	China → Soviet Union (one aircraft) →
launchedFrom	USS Hornet (CV-8) →
launchPlatformType	aircraft carrier →
location	Japanese home islands → Tokyo →
missionType	morale operation → strategic bombing raid →
notableConsequence	Japanese reprisals in China → diversion of Japanese forces to homeland defense →
numberOfAircraft	16 →
objective	bomb Tokyo → bomb other targets on Honshu →
opponent	Empire of Japan →
participants	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy → United States Army Air Forces → United States Navy →
partOf	Pacific War →
plannedBy	United States Army Air Forces → United States Navy →
preceded	Battle of Midway →
primaryPurpose	boost American morale after Pearl Harbor → demonstrate Japan was vulnerable to American air attack →
result	U.S. propaganda victory → limited physical damage in Japan →
targetCity	Kobe → Nagoya → Tokyo → Yokohama →
targetCountry	Japan →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →
year	1942 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Doolittle Raid →	alsoKnownAs