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Two B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft prepare to be launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) off the coast of California in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
Two B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft prepare to be launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) off the coast of California in a re-enactment of"Doolittle's Raid"of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
A restored B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) off the coast of California. It and another B-25 will be launched in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
The aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) sails off the coast of California prior to launching two B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
A restored B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) off the coast of California. It and another B-25 will be launched in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
Four restored World War II aircraft fly overhead after two B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft were launched from the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) off the coast of California in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
A crane sets a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). It and another B-25 will be launched in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25s were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
A crane sets a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). It and another B-25 will be launched in a re-enachtment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25s were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
A restored TBM Avenger aircraft soars above the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) off the coast of California after two B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft were launched from the RANGER in a re-enactment of"Doolittle's Raid"of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
Two B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft prepare to be launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) off the coast of California in a re-enactment of"Doolittle's Raid"of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)
Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. The majority of B-25s in American service were used in the war against Japan in Asia and the Pacific. Used by Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating for four decades. The RAF received nearly 900 Mitchells, using them to replace Douglas Bostons, Lockheed Venturas, and Vickers Wellington bombers. The USSR received a total of 862 B-25s. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built.