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Doolittle Leads the Raid on Tokyo

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09553.05 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 18 April 1942 Pagination: 1 silver gelatin ; 18.1 x 22.9 cm. Order a Copy

A black and white aerial photograph of Major General James H. Doolitle's B-25 taking off from the deck of the USS Hornet. There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph with a stamp dated April 20, 1943.

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