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Preface

In the early hours of April 18th, a Japanese picket boat caught sight of TF16, and radioed word to Japan. All sixteen B-25B Mitchells took off from the USS Hornet from 8:21 to 9:23, with a three to four hour flight ahead of them. At Japan, seventy-eight A6M1's and A6M2's, and heavy AA fire was waiting for the sixteen aircraft. Eleven were completely destroyed, with all the crew dying, three crashed in Japan, their crew's executed, and two including Doolittle's, weaving their way through, and dropping their bombs before crashing. A total of nineteen airmen and Doolittle were executed from the 19th to 22nd.

TF16, was attacked by twenty-nine G4M1's, with nineteen carrying bombs for level bombing, and ten loaded with torpedoes. The twenty-three F4F-3/4 Wildcat defense took down, eighteen G4M1's, fifteen carrying 1x 800kg bomb, and four carrying a Type 91. The USS Hornet, was siced upon by both the torpedo G4M1's, and the bomb G4M1's. Another six was shot down, three carrying the 1x 800kg bomb, and three carrying a Type 91 torpedo. The other five G4M1's wrecked the USS Hornet, with all crew being lost. The Enterprise, was under a mild rain squall, avoiding damage. The Doolittle Raid was truly a disaster, how would it affect it's future battles?
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