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The Doolittle Raid Part 4 | Great Raids on WWII | Jimmy Doolittle | Documentary Film
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2022
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The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago. Although the raid caused comparatively minor damage it demonstrated that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable to American air attacks. It served as retaliation for the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and provided an important boost to American morale. The raid was planned by, led by, and named after Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle (later a Lieutenant General in the US Army Air Forces and the US Air Force Reserve).
Under the final plan, 16 B-25B Mitchell medium bombers, each with a crew of five, were launched from the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet, in the Pacific Ocean, off Japan. There was to be no fighter escort. After bombing military and industrial targets in Japan, the B-25 crews were to continue westward to land in China.
The raid on Japan killed about 50 people and injured 400, including civilians. Damage to Japanese military and industrial targets was minimal but the raid had major psychological effects. In the United States, it raised morale; in Japan, it raised fear and doubt about the ability of military leaders to defend the home islands, but the bombing and strafing of civilians also steeled Japanese resolve to gain retribution, and this was exploited for propaganda purposes.[4] It also pushed forward Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plans to attack Midway Island in the Central Pacific, an attack that turned into a decisive defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) by the US Navy in the Battle of Midway. The consequences were most severely felt in China, where Japanese reprisals caused the deaths of 250,000 civilians and 70,000 soldiers.
Of the 16 USAAF crews involved, 14 complete crews of five returned to the United States or to US forces elsewhere, except for one who was killed in action.[5][6] Eight aviators were captured by Japanese forces in Eastern China and three of these were later executed. All but one of the B-25s were destroyed in crashes, while the 16th landed at Vladivostok, in the Soviet Union. Because the Soviet Union was not officially at war with Japan, it was required, under international law, to intern the bomber's crew for the duration of the war, and their B-25 was confiscated. However, within a year, the crew was secretly allowed to leave the Soviet Union, under the guise of an escape, and they returned to the United States, or US units elsewhere, by way of Allied-occupied Iran and North Africa.
Doolittle initially believed that the loss of all his aircraft would lead to his court-martial, but he instead received the Medal of Honor and was promoted two ranks to brigadier general.
When planning indicated that the B-25 was the aircraft that best met all of the requirements of the mission, two were loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet at Norfolk, Virginia, and were flown off the deck without difficulty on 3 February 1942. The raid was immediately approved and the 17th Bombardment Group (Medium) was chosen to provide the pool of crews from which volunteers would be recruited. The 17th BG had been the first group to receive B-25s, with all four of its squadrons equipped with the bomber by September 1941. The 17th not only was the first medium bomb group of the Army Air Corps, but in early 1942, also had the most experienced B-25 crews. Its first assignment following the entry of the United States into the war was to the U.S. Eighth Air Force.
The 17th BG, then flying antisubmarine patrols from Pendleton, Oregon, was immediately moved cross-country to Columbia Army Air Base at West Columbia, South Carolina, ostensibly to fly similar patrols off the East Coast of the United States, but in actuality to prepare for the mission against Japan. The group officially transferred effective 9 February 1942 to Columbia, where its combat crews were offered the opportunity to volunteer for an "extremely hazardous", but unspecified mission. On 19 February, the group was detached from the Eighth Air Force and officially assigned to III Bomber Command.
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That was the best documentary series ever on the Doolittle Raiders. Kudos the the producers and the production team. A very heartfelt thank you to Mr. Gary Sinese. You do America a great service for honoring our veterans. Love ya Lt. Dan.
Jimmy Doolittle spent his last days at his home in Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula. On the day he died, I was working on a home nearby when a B-25 came in and circled his house and dropped what looked to be a ton of flowers in tribute.
incredible tribute to a great American Hero
And that is how to honor a HERO!
@@dotjai330 General Doolittle was called a diminutive man in the narrative. He was only about 5'5". He my have been small but he cast such a shadow that we haven't found the end.
The anniversary is 2 days after my birthday, my dad built baby flattop during the war in Tacoma WA, 30 seconds over Tokyo was one of my favorite books during elementary school, thank you Gary Senise for your continued backing and advancing our Veterans, and to ALL who helped put this story together I could hardly wait for the last 12 hours for it to be released. God bless the men and their families that were involved civilian and military of every branch!
As these stories fade from living memory, it becomes more important that we have the story told in their words. It's easy to forget what these men, and many woman too, (my aunt was a military nurse in Europe and served wounded evacuated from the Battle of the Bulge), witnessed in their lives and how they changed from first living through a depression to, anxiety about another world war, and then war itself. It brought a sense of common purpose that seems lost in my country today. It was that sense of purpose that allowed these (mostly) very young men to plant themselves in a B-25 and face some very shaky odds, and not flinch or turn away. Real life heroes are ordinary people that do extraordinary things when the situation demands.
Thanks for an excellent documentary.
Thanks Gary for everything you do for us Veterans.
That's me presenting the Liu Family a special Thomas Kinkade painting of San Francisco, SF was one of Mr. Liu's favorite places. Great times and great people. After 35 reunions, so many memories.
I watched 30 seconds over Tokyo yesterday. I remember reading about the raid in 4th grade in 1970. It fueled a love for the military that culminated in a 23 year career in the Army. As a proud American the pride i feel for these men has no end.
One of the best documentary about the best heroes .
One of the best documentaries I've ever watched !! God bless those men !!!
I thank God for brave men and women like these who fought for us im truly grateful to them
That reunion tradition and the cups was so meaningful and beautiful.
Fantastic documentary My father served in the army in WW2 in Europe. Thank You to all who served to defend this country.
COL Richard Cole was the last of the Raiders to pass. I had the opportunity to meet and shake hands with him twice in San Antonio, Texas when the warplanes would come to Stinson field. A few years before, the Raiders had their reunion in San Antonio, and at that time there were nine of them that showed up. One of the ones I was most proud to meet was COL Bob Hite, the last of those who had been held prisoner of the Japanese. When last I met COL Cole, he was the last living raider, and was 100 years old. I was greatly saddened to hear that he had passed some months later.
Rest in Peace sirs,blessings 🙏 to the family's. May we never forget your service, and all the service men,and women in our family's. God bless from Canada 🇨🇦. I have watched this series three times in a roll and couple times before. Had family in ww1,ww2,Korea, Bosnia, 🙏 everyone.
My best friend in high school's father was Col. Dean Davenport USAF (ret.). He had a wall full of military memorabilia. He often took me fishing with his son on his boat, the "Double D". He spoke with me often as my father, who was also retired USAF, had recently died from his service in Vietnam. As a clueless high school student, I had no idea that Col. Davenport was the co-pilot of Ted Lawson's #7 Ruptured Duck. I had no idea that he had crashed in China and his story had been documented in a book, written by Captain Lawson, "30 Seconds Over Tokyo". The book became a movie. I only knew he was a great man who gave me great comfort in a difficult time. I wish I was more aware, as I would have loved to have coaxed the story, in detail, from Col. Davenport. Of course, now I know almost everything one can know about the raid, without actually having participated in it. Col. Davenport passed away in 2000. His obituary was published in the New York Times. Colonel Davenport was a true hero who humbly lived a great life, raising a wonderful family. I only wish I knew at the time how heroic he had been, and what a story he had to tell.
I transcribed Jimmy Doolittle after he escaped Stalag Luft 3. It was such an honor to hear his voice and his stories.
I had the honor and privilege to attend the 66th reunion in 2008 and met these incredible men. David Thatcher was kind enough to sign my 1953 copy of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and it now resides in my WWII museum.
My daughter is a 2003 graduate of the USAF Academy. While attending Parents Weekend she introduced me to the Doolittle Raid Display and the two cabinets containing the 80 cups. Each year for four years I observed more and more cups being turned up side down. So humbling. Such a magnificent memorial..
Very enlightening. I never realized how many were lost. What brave men!
This is a true untold story , Thus part should be as a part of Dolittle history 😊
Good music here. Very appealing. And thank you, Gary for eloquent and heart-full narration. It couldn't have been spoken any better.
The last of the Doolittle raiders to die was Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole. Posthumously promoted to the rank of colonel at age 103 on April 9 2019. Thank you for your service colonel, men. From the bottom of my heart.
Though they may all have left for other missions, the Doolittle Raiders are, and will always be,
eternal to the hearts of every American. 'Toujours Au Danger" Fantastic Documentary - Very,very well done!, and Thank You.
Thank you! Wells said 🙏👍❤👏
Thank you!
In body or spirit….this is the Real definition of HEROES. TRULY THE GREATEST GENERATION!
Doolittle is the man Medal of Honor in my book
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Gary Senise did a fantastic job narrating this operation. He made it so intriguing and brought the reality out. Thank you Gary. Thank you Raiders. I salute you all. TSGT retired USAF
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Salute!!! May you fly forever in the Heavens!!
The Doolittle Raid has always been a subject of fascination for me. I'm 73 years of age and have always been in awe and almost mystified at how this group of men performed this most heroic feat. I agree wholeheartedly that it was indeed the most courageous act of military heroism. To blot out the fear that must have certainly gripped every single one of these men and forge on into the darkness of the unknown was mind-boggling. That's what heroes are made out of. As an amateur war historian most of my life, including childhood, I constantly recall those words of Adm. William "Bull Halsey. "There are no great men. Just great challenges, that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet."
All the cups are turned over now....how sad.
So very good ,thank you
Thank you too!
I am all chocked up, every single one of these men are still Heroes. These guys knew things would be rough and deadly. I am hoping that everyone of them were given the Medal of Honor for their contribution of winning world war II. Gary continues to support the US Military and I love him for that. I did not come close to any danger when I served, I was stationed at Fairchild AFB from 1977 to 1982 with the B-52G bombers on 15 minute ground alert, loaded with fuel and nuclear weapons ready to go. Even though we won the cold war, we never came close to being heroes like these men. I stand and salute them all, enlisted and officers. I thank their families for loaning their sons to this great nation!! I know I will see them in heaven.
Well said
“And dad I want you to know I died fighting for my country like a soldier.”
Damn that got me
Right On Sister Liu !!! Thankful US Army Veteran
No doubt, the greatest generation.
YES! They certainly were, and my father was one of them. Two kids and a draft deferred job in Los Angeles, CA. He found that the Navy had not filled its quota of recruits in St Paul, MN. He sold our house and he joined the Navy in St. Paul. Indeed - THE GREATEST GENERATION
Fantastic vid with insights from the actual Doolittle Raiders. Many of the info are from first-hand accounts with unreal archival films n pictures. Truly enjoyed narration from Gary Sinise throughout the documentary. New subscriber because of the 4-part series. Looking forward to ur next one.
Finally, part 4!
80 years ago today, Lt. Dean Hallmark, Lt. William Farrow, and Sgt. Harold Spatz were executed and murdered by the Japanese. Thank you to these men for their ultimate sacrifice and to all of the Raiders for their courage and bravery in defending the United States in WWII. You are not forgotten.
Great to see Bill Farrow and his crew in parts 3 and 4.
Real men back in that day! Most now are a bunch of squealing children living in their parents basement. Loved this documentary!
All i can say is hero's of world war two deserve better those are real men of battles
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@@Dronescapes thanks im just saying the truth
thanks for the upload !
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I wish I could give more than one thumbs up!
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Doolittle greatest American ever!!! Europe and Pacific. Converted car plants to make planes. Led the raid from the front
Excellent documentary but strange that after an entire series compellingly told with good use of available footage and other materials, the footage used during the brief overview of the Battle of Midway at the end has stock footage of surface ships firing rockets and turrets at a mountainous island. It then presents that following Midway, the Japanese never scored another victory in the Pacific, which discounts the Battle of Savo Island two months later.
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I heard a story some years long ago that sealed my belief in just how much Professor Doolittle cared about his Raiders.
I seems that one of them, one of those POW's who was in pretty bad shape both physically and mentally . . . 'GOT LOST' in the
military hospital system because some idiot misplaced his medical records.
BOY do I know how that feels ! The story goes he tracked that young man down Personally !
Can you imagine having this diminutive-in-physical-stature-only, world famous, Star Studded, MOH sporting General storming
into your office and politely but forcefully asking, "Who is responsible for this ?"
This is the best series of videos I have ever seen regarding the Tokyo mission.
Thank you! 🙏❤
A time when men were men and the country stood together.
Wise words! 👍👍👍❤
For many decades I have known about the Doolittle Raid. However until now I have not known the whole story. Thankyou for a very informative and enlightening bit of history.
But could you keep the music out next time, I love music and documentaries but not at the same time.
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏👍
@@Dronescapes I enjoyed it immensely mate. It filled in a lot of gaps and unknowns and made the story so much more complete. The first I even knew about the raid was the opening scene of "The Battle of Midway" when it was first released here in Australia in the seventies. Midway was an education in itself aswell. Thankyou.
@1:35, when Japanese civilians are waving at the planes....Ted Lawson (who wrote the classic "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo") speculated that as the planes still had the old USAAF insignia/roundel that had a red circle in the middle of the star, Japanese civilians (and patrolling fighter pilots) mistook them for Japanese planes at first glance. Interestingly, this was exactly why the red circle was soon removed....It could lead to misidentification in the heat of battle.
When they had to launch from an extra 250 miles out, I've always wondered why they didn't remove one of the 500 pound bombs from each plane? Yes, it would've reduced some of the striking power...but the raid wasn't about how much real damage could be done. (From the outset, they knew it was a token mission just to show the could indeed hit Japan.) The lesser weight would've meant reaching China would've been far easier (especially if they could take even MORE fuel via portable cans).
"Mae West life preserver?" How cool is that? It honors her famous line? "Why don't you come up and see me sometime."
Airplane #8's crew actually didn't escape! That was the cover story so Japan couldn't complain that the Soviets returned the crew to the US!!! (Instead of holding them until 08August, 1945; when the Soviets declared war on Japan. Note: this is well after they were supposed to declare war on Japan, and they probably did so only because of the dropping of the first A-Bomb!!)
louie zamperini mentioned one or two of these and were under the cruel hands of "the bird"
Good! To bad poor quality control when planes were modified. So important and probably excellent resources for quality control. Who missed up QC?
Gary Sinese's voiceover has qualities similar to Ronald Reagan I think.
As for damge, little real effect. It did change the Japanese planning, for sure. However, hundreds of thousands of Chinese paid a very high price.
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My husband and I watched this and you identified the wrong person as Bill Dieter from Vail, Iowa. You mixed him up with the guy from Lincoln, NE. The reason I know this is because my husband is related to Bill.
Sorry for that
You forget , first Hocker Biplane were bought by China , Many were contributed by Shanghai enterprises such Sincere , 大新,新新 安department stores , 茂昌glasses store, Doolittle was the leader brought Hocker to Shanghai, on 江湾机塲,。my father was there shot many historical pictures , later he explained the pilot with white flying cap named Doolittle, all the pictures were destroyed in culture movement , Otherwise really would like to contribute to you, when was not there , now only can give the or my memory to you , This is a very important missing history about Dolittle
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Remind me to his biography. Jimmy done refused to give his irons and successfully identified himself as an unannounced alli. Oh 👍👍👍 Yeah
Japan the little rock with the most shame in WW2, And I hope they still and always carry that shame, for they were cowards hiding behind the word honor.
Patriotism made heroes of many men during the war. This raid was an amazing feat of determination and planning by all involved What they didn’t factor was the reprisals of the Japanese. After the raid they murdered nearly a quarter million Chinese civilians for helping the raiders
That's your opinion the out come of the war would have been the same with out the air raid on Japan
I encourage anyone who likes aviation and history to join their closest CAF wing
What is really awesome is the story of Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, who led the first air wave attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Fuchida was responsible for the coordination of the entire aerial attack. In September 1949, after reading the Bible for himself, he became a Christian.
Also Gary McAleer with one of Doolittle's Pilots after the war and a crowd sent tracts to him, ministering to him. I am reading the book about it titled wounded Tiger.
I’m so confused with man’s plight. How the United States and China were so close and helpful during this time and Japan practically hated both of us and now we are strong allies with Japan and China and Japan are not, well let’s say buddies, and the United States gets along with China as much as commerce goes but is not on the best of relations otherwise. This is not even a long period of time, even considering the human life span yet so much changes. I know it is such a cliche and pipe dream, and I even realize that people mock the statement….but in all honesty, I wish we really could all just unite and be happy with each other’s company. But I just suppose it’s one man’s dream and not even in the cards. At least until possibly I am long and dead.
after the mission Japan pulled back several squadrons of fighters to defend Japan weakening the outer ring of defense
„Great Raids”
remove one 500 bomb and they would have had 1/2 hour more of flying time to go deeper into china.................i thought of it ...why didn't they/him?
I thank Almighty God, in the name of Jesus Christ for using and giving such unwavering courage and determination to all these Doolittle Raiders in such an important mission at such a pivotal time in WW2, and beyond. May they all rest in peace.
Never liked history documentaries with background music
Surfcide Psychos.
Beauty Yanks!