Doolittle Raid Over Tokyo (Newsreel)
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2016
- From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. MP 71-8:99 Castle Films Newsreel 09:37 Col. Jimmy Doolittle prepares for the raid over Tokyo. Pilots and planes are shown on board the carrier.
The planes take off in choppy seas and successfully bomb targets. It’s the first time Tokyo is bombed. Doolittle received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Let's never forget the courage and sacrifice of Doolittle and his men who did this raid 80 years ago. My great uncle was the navigator on plane 6, the Green Hornet. Amazing story.
God Bless Him.
That's awesome! You should def be very proud!!
RIP Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole USAF (Ret.). 9/7/1915 - 4/9/2019.
Co-Pilot of Gen. Doolittle’s B-25 and the last surviving member of the Raiders.
Thank you for your service, Sir!
The greatest of respect Sir. Thank you so much for your service. May you rest in peace with the love and respect of the free world.
Thank u MR observer for that very important piece of news.I had no ideal that any of them were still around .What an accomplished life that man lived.I will say a quote from Mr Churchill from England that deserves to be said of these fearless pilots.No where in the anals of history has so much been owed to so few!
Truly an amazing feat of Aviation. No matter how many times I see the take off from the Hornet, it impresses me. When the secret was revealed to the public in 1944, the Hornet had been sunk for nearly two years.
Why wasn't it revealed earlier? Wasn't the main goal to boast morale in the US?
@The real Type Thanks
But to boost morale the Americans hat to know, right? What else was the goal of it? The US took a great risk in comitting both carriers to it
The ship taking a bow dive at the 30 sec mark is the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). Weather and seas were rough too.
Just amazing, thank you for uploading this :)
This is probably the most legendary moment in both Air Force and navy history
Putting one of the heaviest aircraft for a bombing mission that a carrier could actually carry and taking off is how many tactics today was made
From the Tokyo bombings to sending double engined aircraft off carriers is amazing
It was army at the time. Air force wasnt established until after the war
MagicLaMa 1947
@@MajicLaMa But called the Army AirForce
John M, Army Air Corps
@@jaypem43 incorrect they will call the Army Air corps.
"...loaded with eggs of destruction..."
There's a line
The B25s look like they just floated into the air!
They are B 25's not B 52's
Ted Lawson wrote the book "30 seconds over Tokyo." He crash landed on a beach in China, injured his leg so bad that it had to amputated by a Chinese doc in a hut using flashlights.
I was given this book for Christmas when I was 8 years old (now 6). I read it so many times that it was almost memorized. I can still recall the names of the crew of that flew that mission over Tokyo.
Also they amputated his leg without any pain medication.One tough flyer to say the least!
Not quite true. The group Flight Surgeon , by luck, met up with Lawson's crew. He amputated the leg in a makeshift Chinese hospital. The whole story is in his book.
@@teedee5978 TEE,I got the info from the movie 30 second over TOKYO starring van Johnson.Did he have pain meds,because I don't really know?
tee dee...........that’s correct. It was the group’s flight surgeon who did the job. Fun fact, he was a tail gunner in one of the planes during the mission.
“Tokyo ahead! Here is America’s answer to treachery!” That’s another good line! 🇺🇸👍👏
December 7, 1941.
April 18, 1942, 30 seconds over Tokyo. Payback time.
Captain Ted Lawson, speaking at the end of the newsreel, wrote a book called, "30 Seconds Over Tokyo."
What an incredible leader was Doolittle. Though such a plane taking off from a carrier had never been done, he was the very first one to take off. He was one of America's greatest heroes and leaders.
It was practiced for weeks, just not on a carrier. :) Brave? Absolutely!!
Epic! Respect from Brazil.
B 25, beautiful airplane, a bomber flying like a fighter. It has good speed, manoeuvrability and long range,it was perfect for the mission.
@David Vance Could be the B-25 has more defensive firepower than the A-26 and/or has more internal space for the crew. Regardless, both aircraft are excellent and did their roles with distinction and honor.
@David Vance David the only A-26 I've seen up close is one that has the name "Million Firess" painted on the nose (shows a gal sitting on a bomb as it's falling). It flew in the West Houston Airport during a CAF Open House a few years ago and I did get a very close up look at it. Very nicely polished and maintained beauty. I got pics of it but don't think we have the ability to share it here.
@David Vance Wow, that's super! I've never seen the Black Widow before!
My good friend edd Weldon was on that raid I told him thank you personally his plane landed in china it took a year to get the crew out he had one cup of rice and one cup of water twice a day that was it it was my honor to know him he was raised in Greensboro n c thank you edd
With respect, the name you quote does not appear on the Doolittle raid crew roster.
Something doesn't make sense. Why would the Chinese starve the Americans? After Madam Shang Ki Shek gives them medals?
Jerry Paul Jerry maybe you misspelt the name?
Obviously from reading other comments, he endured endless torture and even being dissected while still alive. Poor fella.
Audacious mission ! Brave crew ….
I can imagine the rush they felt seeing Mt. Fuji looming in color. It must have been intense over Tokyo. Wonder if they saw the Japanese search lights down below in China before they crashed.
I can't imagine how great the raid made everyone feel, it must have been wonderful...
Islander not so great of a great raid for those airmen who were needlessly were sent to their Deaths it was a needless suicide mission the title of this raid the Doolittle raid is appropriate name for this raid because it did Little
Garry Norris only 8 were captured out of the 80 sent. Of that only three executed, one died of disease. Not exactly a heavy causality suicide mission. In any event those men knew exactly what they signed on for.
It was a psychological raid to shock Japan and give morale to the US after Pearl Harbor. May have even pushed Japan into its decisions at Midway which was the turning point for the US in the Pacific.
RSswipe excellent reply, I think that Norris guy would prefer to see the Japanese flag flying over Washington, or for that matter any flag but the flag of the USA. Go Trump 2020!🇺🇸
Garry Norris, you are confused. It was not a suicide mission, it was a high risk mission. We fully intended to not lose a man. And you also miss the point of the mission, it was to generate high morale in the US population, and it did so in spades. We did not expect to inflict much damage with such a small formation of medium bombers. Is it really that hard to understand simple military plans like this?
Good one - thanks for sharing.
the two men on the Ship island watching the take off one is a friend of mine‘s dad who spent the rest of war of the USS enterprise after the USS hornet was sunk the other was killed when the USS Wasp was torpedoed and sunk all the men of the crew where very proud to be a part of the Raid
My dad was top turrets gunner on b17 bomber he was 17 at the time
RIP
William J. Dieter
(1912-1942)
Donald E. Fitzmaurice
(1919-1942)
Leland D. Faktor
(1921-1942)
and
The 50 Imperial Japanese civilians who were killed in the Doolittle Raid
Courage like that doesn’t exist like that anymore..
We can keep a s🙊!
História de muita coragem do Cel. Doolittle e seus comandados. Escreveram uma bela página na doação de suas vidas pelo seu País.
" Translation ". . . . . History of a lot of courage from Col. Doolittle and his commanding. They Wrote a beautiful page in the donation of their lives for their Country
"You awoke a Sleeping Giant!"
Real American Patriots 🇺🇸
It's amazing how the noise of those little destroyers disappears into the water!! Can't imagine how seasick I'd be!!
30 Minutes and 30 Seconds Over Tokyo.
When my boss says to do more, I say to "Doolittle".
You talk about coconuts. These men had coconuts the size of bowling balls.
At 2:18, P-40s are shown on the flight deck. P-40s involved in the Doolittle Raid, or on an aircraft carrier other than U.S.S. Ranger (CV-4), or an escort carrier (CVE) used in ferry service, is a new one on me.
The p-40s are indeed on the USS Ranger. The three funnels are unique to the Ranger.
7:35 'Executed' either after, or by torture. The 1945 B-29 downed flight crews faced medical experimentation such as being dissected while still alive.
crazy to see how many planes/bombs for a raid before the atomic bomb
A propaganda raid at best for good reason. And it was executed superbly and could never have been done without the courageous bravery and honor for our country by true American hero's that all of these men were!
Those beautiful B25's were built by American women, including Rosalind P. Walter aka Rosie the Riveter. Great job ladies!
@Phantom Phlier hahahahahahaha..I know the were directed by men! I know the history. I was merely giving a compliment to the ladies.
Omg, your comment is certainly over the top.
Unbeluevable.
I've been a student of World War II history for 30 years my friend. And, WW1, Revolutionary War, The Civil War, I was alive during the Vietnam War. How'bout you?
So, once again your comment was waaaaay over the top.
Btw, I've been married to my wife for 31 years. So, there's that.
Wtf!
@@creekwalker62 So what I think phantom was trying to say was, lately with how things are these day with the 3rd wave feminism and everyone trying to be political all the time, they were upset over the untrue fact about the effort of men in WW2. It seems like they have something to prove or an ego of glass, but I would've responded differently to your comment. My grandfather helped the rouge river plant in Detroit convert from making automobiles to tanks. If someone said something untrue about that, I would've just said, " Kinda but not really. Here's what really happened". Sorry man the world is full of assholes
@Phantom Phlier Chill out? Like they said something positive about women of that era and you legit freaked out over that. Can't tell if you're a diehard feminazi or what.
@@alihaidar5787 all I was doing was giving a shout out to the women of that era. They deserved a shout out for their war-time effort.
It's too bad the wicked witch from the west didnt recognize my comment as a heart felt compliment to these wonderful women that ''did their part'' to help America defeat the Axis powers.
Thank you for your comment.
And thank you to your grandfather, as well.
@@creekwalker62 yup I totally agree
BALLS!
Everyone on the other ships were cheering too
Fun to watch! Even though some of the facts have changed a bit from then. For example the “jap patrol boat” we now know was just a fishing boat that would have not radioed anything had they not been attacked.they only tryed radioing for help after being attached. Don’t get me wrong,it’s Not that I would have it any other way...
yes they could be fishermen, but citizens of enemy nation, who wont surely hesitate to report presence of American fleet
They actually did radio Japan as to the presence of the fleet, but the military discounted the report as incorrect.
They really were the Greatest Generation.
4:53 DAUNTLESS!
good catch!
Sbd, one of the aircraft that changed the tide of war during midway.
The3 planes were able to take off of the carrier because of the wind and the forward speed of the carrier. The planes were stripped of everything not necessary to lighten them. this reduced their minimum flying speed to about the same speed as the wind and boat speed added together. I would imagine it was a good chore to stay on the deck of the carrier. It would also be a dangerous place with all those bomber motors turning the big props. No room for error!
Why would you call me dumbass ?>@Mr. Sunshine
Good
Any idea when this newsreel was shown to the American public?
Look ma no catapults. salutes to Doolittle and his men.
Super neat to look at this from the perspective of having read a more fact-focused report, and to note where enormous exaggerations or simple lies have been made.
Not saying that there’s anything really wrong with that, propaganda is what you throw around when a war happens. But it was amusing to hear the emphasis on assuring listeners that ‘only targets of military value’ were hit, knowing how impossible it is to confirm that even with modern, guided weapons.
The footage of air raid practice, was a nice touch as well.
This Newsreel is slightly incorrect when it comes to to reporting 'the first B-25 to takeoff from a Carrier deck."
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, two and half months before the USS Hornet launched the B-25's in the Pacific Ocean..
3:54 not as _tense_ as in the movie _Midway._
(Of course, this IS REAL history)
I'm just kind of curious, what do you think was the experience of soldiers during some isalnd hopping invasion, heard some stories that it was like and adventure but urself not knowing if ur gonna make it alive to the island 😅😅😅
I don't believe the planes would have lifted off if the winds were less than the "gail force" winds they had. With the ship moving and the wind you are looking 55-65 + mph.
Americas best- God bless the Doolittle raiders
Como eu gostaria de está nessa missão!
" Translation " . . . . . How I would like to be on this mission!
john white thanks for the translation.
Great heroes. Love the kinda-chubby Capt Watson!
MEN MADE THIS POSSIBLE.....LUCK HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!!!
Does anyone else see P-40's @ 2:22? They're definitely not B-25's. They look to be single-engine.
P-40's were army planes. They could be Tomcats, and earlier plane inferior to their Zero fighter. Hellcats and Corsairs came later and surpassed their combat planes' performance.
P-40s aboard the USS Ranger on the way to North Africa.
7:00 first confirmed case of yellow fever
LMAO
How many even survived this raid.
There were 80 fliers. 3 died when they crashed in China. 8 were captured by the Japanese. Of those, 3 were executed, 1 died of beriberi and the remaining 4 survived prison camp.
I thought it was just The Medal of Honour
Not Congressional? ??
Civilians have been saying it wrong for a hundred years.
CMH Congressional Medal of Honor. It is decided by Congress, not POTUS.
It is NOT CMH it is MOH. As I said, civilians have been saying it wrong for 100 years.
@@robertmorris8997 Your problem is that I am not a civi, nor is anyone else I know. www.cmohs.org/
@@robertmorris8997
As I Thought. Still a lot if people call it congressional
At 4:52 "The secret Norden bomb site has been removed from these planes."
The Japanese already had the Norden bomb site. They were taken from B-17s after the Philippines were taken.
The Japanese then made their own Nordens with metric units.
They might not have known, but anyway I believe they removed them mostly to save weight.
I just thought about it madame Chiang would be decorating F-35 pilots today in Taiwan
They should have put this on call of duty
As long as they make sure to make the general halsey a woman and doolittle a black man
Will T LOL
I need a personal aircraft carrier, how much will it cost me
Depends on how much aircraft you want. If your aircraft is a Robinson R22....and you dont need go anywhere fast ..... a pontoon boat could do it. Probably cost less than the chopper. Things get really really expensive beyond that though.....
🤣
@@lynwilliams3800 Lyn what I need is a full loaded carrier with 100 f35 fighters and helicopters, the cost is no issue please
@@razif6916 well bahsir
@@mauriceokongo9861 I would guess about 300 Billion. You've got facilities to make the nuclear fuel, tankers both air and sea for jet fuel, training aircraft and facilities, and a complete load of ordnance and that all important crew payroll.
The commentator makes me laugh,that raid had nothing to do with bombs military targets,it was to prove we could bomb tokyo and get a morale boost.
Bombed.
Japanese occupied China paid a heavy price for helping out 🇺🇸
No catapults! And the deck was full of planes. Must have had strong head winds.
How did the ones landing in China get back to America? For that matter, the Russia landers, too.
You don't WIN the Medal of Honor!
ﾋｪｪ!
It's interesting how much footage was filmed. No doubt the U.S Leadership wanted to publicize it.
This was filmed by the great Director John Ford, who was aboard the Hornet.
-- Hate war. 24 years at it. But I'd do that.
Understood and agreed with much respect.
WAR IS STUPID .
Nobilis
Doolittle should not have gotten the Medal of honor for that. If he gets it then everybody else that went up in a bomber should get a medal of honor. Most did not get the medal of honor.
They say history repeats itself, or at least achieves a strong resemblance...just ask the Russians.
dont mess american
bon bon Was that worth it? In Reality there’s only 16 plane and they flew high, the bombs damage 1% or less for entire (50 dead).
After that the Operation was not worth it, because those 2 carriers cannot join Battle of Coral Sea.
The victors write the history books.
What does that have to do with the Doolittle raid? Are you saying that America made it all up or do you just like to say anything to sound smart?
@@antonioacevedo5200 He is just trying to sound smart and justify some sort of tin foil hat theory.
@@flynnzero9282 That certainly seems to be the case when he totally ignored my question. It's a shame because, though I don't respect his comment, there are some, especially young people, that may.
@@antonioacevedo5200 I didn't answer your question because I didn't want to have to call you what you are, in public. The cause of war is usually determined by the victor. Under Japanese law, the USA started the war. In fact, the first shot was even fired by the USA. Learn history before you try to start fights for no reason.
@@Mordalo I and anybody that appreciates our way of life should be offended by any suggestion that somehow the Doolittle raid was made up or whatever it is that you were trying to say. The Doolittle Raiders risked and, in some cases lost their lives for our freedom. They were enormously brave to take off from an aircraft carrier and actually succeed in bombing Japan. What these brave men did set the stage for the ultimate American victory over perhaps the most brutal and oppressive regime in human history. The rest of your statement and insult to me just shows how twisted your thinking is. Hasta Luego.
When Japanese bombed pearl harbor was a horrible thing lost of life was horrible did they not think we were going to fight back! I lost my uncle a marine on island of Okinawa 1945 just before war ended.united states did nothing to Japan for them to bomb us and start world War ll nothing!
Don't forget the history that China is the great Allies and Japan is the big enemy in the WW2
Planning a mission that achieves nothing but "psychological" damage (+50 civilians) is crazy saying the least. What makes it a crime is knowledge that Chinese will pay horrific price for helping American pilots. That mission was a death sentence for hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilian population and resistance groups that rescued and saved all but 3 US servicemen. Doing this to an ally just to feel better is unspeakable and should be classified as a war crime against a friend.
Jerzy - SilverSetFilms anti USA you are! By your logic we should have not fought the Japanese at all. You probably think fighting the Germans was were war crimes too?
Jerzy - SilverSetFilms you are so right (I meant wrong), it’s not like the Japanese murdered Chinese before the Doolittle raid? O wait they did? Is that our fault too. I bet you are a democrat!
@@Trump-jv8xf - I'd be happy to engage on minimum level. Regretfully I pass this one :)
Jerzy - SilverSetFilms okay, curious, what other “war crimes” did the USA commit during ww2?
Jerzy - SilverSetFilms keeping questions at minimal level: what “war crimes” did japan commit before and during ww2?
American capitalist wartime propaganda!