General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Doolittle raid, ships in task force

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Doolittle raid, ships in task force

1950

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AV Island (probably Marcus, where the first offensive was taken during the Pacific war); smoke from bombs (SV) (jerky). MCU Bow of the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) going thru heavy seas; water breaking over bow (excellent). LS Various ships of the task force on horizon (taken from the Salt Lake City). CU Bow of same cruiser receiving another breaker. MS Farragut Class destroyer camouflaged. MCU Signalman raises flags, sending blinker to carriers; single-stack destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner Class coming alongside the cruiser. LS Task force underway: USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Hornet (CV-12), destroyers, two tankers, and CAs (poor). MS Looking astern from the Salt Lake City to a destroyer. MS PAN slowly from the well deck to the stern. MS Aviation detail on the well-deck preparing to catapult SOC. MS SOC catapulted (SV). MS Signalman (in peacoat with no hat) sending semaphore. MS Signal flags. MS Taken from elevator: Hangar deck as the elevator ascends to the flight deck of the Enterprise. MS Miscellaneous views aboard the flight deck of the Enterprise (SV). CU 500 lb. bomb being loaded beneath a SBD. CU Same. MS Looking down flight deck of the Enterprise: F4Fs and SBDs (SV). MS Flight deck take-offs of the F4Fs and SBDs, the insignia of which is a white star with a red circle, (pre-Midway type). LS F4Fs and SBDs in flight over task force (SV). AV LS Task force underway (SV). MS USS Sabine (AO-25) comes alongside the Enterprise for refueling operations (three scenes). MS Men on tanker handling lines. MS Midship section of the tanker in heavy seas with fuel lines to the Enterprise (SV). LS Various ships of the task force: tanker; heavy cruisers (USS Salt Lake City Class); destroyer (Allen M. Summer Class); destroyer (Farragut Class); USS Enterprise and USS Hornet.

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Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raids on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races, and helped develop instrument flying. Born in Alameda, California, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aero...