1. Jimmy Doolittle
Jimmy Doolittle Tokyo's citizens felt secure eventho at war; Radio Tokyo assured the people they and Emperor Hirohito were safe from enemy attacks Kamikaze mystique constituted a spiritual fortress around the Japanese homeland. ... Plane #1 Doolittle and crew, watched by others to make sure takeoff really possible Task Force 16's mission was accomplished, w/in minutes the carriers and cruisers reversed course and headed back toward Pearl Harbor at 25 knots Doolittle and company were flying barely 40 ft above the waves at a fuel conserving 150 mph 9:45 a Japanese patrol plane, ...
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