The Doolittle Raid - Animated 

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I hope you can tell about war crimes! I mean those crimes made by the allied forces, They killed and raped civilians too, as axis soldiers, but were never seen as war criminals.

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When asked... "They walked and we couldn't catch them"

**shocked pikachu face**

USSR be like "We lost them. Well...shit happens I guess".

"Oh no! Anyway..." The soviets upon hearing the japanese ambadassor.

@@JerBuster77 Comrade Vlad was on the Vodka again! He misfiled the paperwork and nobody noticed they had walked out, stolen a car, a driver, some money, clothes and enough food to last them till Iran! Ooops.

He was the one making the sign of the Cross in the film Pearl Harbor.

I got the chance to talk with him a number of years back, truly sa humbling experience

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Amen. I hope he's with the rest of the Raiders in Heaven.

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Mat Helm Thank you MH for a magnificent reprise of General Doolittle . I understand that many of the speed records he set have never been surpassed by anyone else. The raid itself was ; as I’ve always believed, “ the beginning of the end for Japan”, because after Pearl Harbor & taking many other islands, Yamamoto had promised Hirohito , “We will never be bombed”. And now he had Loss of Face and had to get tough with us because he knew the clock was ticking & our industrial-military might would soon be upon him. Hence the Battle of Coral Sea and of course, Midway put the Japanese back on their heels. Yet there was still much fighting & sacrifices our gallant military needed to do to bring us to Victory . 🇺🇸

He got his PhD from MIT

Vincent Dow Thanks Vince. I’m searching for a bio on Doolittle. I believe there are at least a few on MacArthur . 🇺🇸

I was an AFROTC Cadet at San Jose State University. Our detachment and school hosted General Doolittle and he gave us an amazing briefing. I was awestruck that someone with such a great career and historical importance actually came to talk to us. He was old and well into his 80's by 1984. It was a great privilege to meet him. The book 'The Eighth Air Force' is a great chronicle of Doolittle's insight and leadership as a pilot and military strategist.

In his autobiography the general explained how he taught young, apprehensive B-26 (called such adoring sobriquets as “The Widowmaker”, “The Flying Prostitute”, “Baltimore Whore” and “Martin’s Maligned Madam”) pilots how how to fly it safely with only one of its two engines. I believe “The Little Man” could have flown a rusty kitchen sink if it had wings. Thanks for the great info, facts today’s young flyers should know. James H. Doolittle was one of the premier architects of aviation and airpower. Very outspoken, he once said neither he nor Charles Lindbergh (who went to the Pacific and got a “kill” with P-38) deserved the Medal of Honor. In my belief, Doolittle deserved a fourth star long before he ever pinned it on.

Demef Yes they did. I guess they had to face a lot of fears and just say fuck it because such a large portion of the worlds population was dying. They done what they felt they had to I think most of the world did except the Nazi’s those guys where just sadistic and cruel meth heads and the Japanese wasn’t far behind them.

I have a lot of these pictures shown in the video. The actual photos. With Doolittle autograph. He says a day to remember. I’m trying to attach the picture of my frame with all of it in it protected

@@kimberlyreuter62386 - Please please consider donating them, at some point to either the Travis AFB "Jimmy Doolittle" Museum, or even the USAF Museum in Patterson Ohio. Not only would that be a phenomenal addition to the museum materials, but the folks at the museum will have the knowledge and technology to preserve them properly. The originals will deteriorate over time, which would be a very sad disposition for such significant photographs.

This still happens, most commanders lead the first sorties in combat and usually the last before rotation out... just rarely under these kinds of conditions today.

Tim Dake thanks for telling me that. I thought the frame would be the best. I’ll make sure that these are preserved till I donate them. I had no idea the frame wouldn’t be good enough

In my mind that will be the inspiration for the vokurta mission in black ops 1

It’s not an escape it’s a “special prisoner exercise operation”👌

What I don't understand is in the pre-internet age how would the Chinese even know an American aircraft landed in the Soviet Union? The Soviets could have just been hush hush and escorted them back to the allies without any need for the plausible deniability in the first place, right??

@@OhManTFE Since they weren't at war, I would guess there were probably some Japanese in Vladivostok. Something like a consulate, etc.

@@OhManTFE japanese could have seen the B25 heading for Russia, also the plane could have been tailed by a recon plane or spotted by patrol boats. Also spies or diplomatic personnel actually watching the nearby facities. Better safe than sorry

An absolutely mad lad!

This is what happens when your commander is a mad lad

And force them to bring their main fleet from India Ocean to Midway, aka about 1/4 of the world.

Not that those resources they held back for homeland defense made a hell of a difference. The harsh lesson been forced down their throats, if you are inferior enough compare with the enemy, no matter how brave, how willing you are to die, you will still be defeated.

@@tonylam9548 The US still lost in Vietnam, to a large part due to a lack of war support. IMHO, Japan guaranteed their loss when they enraged the United States by despicably attacking Pearl Harbor and killing thousands of U.S. citizens.

Yeah and it proved that the mainland could be touched. The Japanese people had been assured the mainland was untouchable and now they knew that wasn't true.

Basically they were just sending a message. It did, however, keep them looking up more and more.

@@Chuked ?

Flak Jack Ed Pretty cool.

@Flag Jack Ed...an amazing story...thanks.

What a great story

Thanks for sharing 🙂

would not be allowed w/ today's political correctness culture

@@bobpearsall7737 lol, yes they would be

If nothing else, those names are great song titles

@@bobpearsall7737 it literally is still allowed

@@jonathanpfeffer3716 you think the air force would allow a name like "kill goat fuckers"? No. They would never allow it.

Wow what a guy!

30 seconds over Tokyo by Ted Lawson was the first book I checked out in grade school. I still have it to this day. ^-^

@@KorbinX I've got a copy too, Korbin

KorbinX Got my copy too. Another good book that touches on this raid is Doolittle’s autobiography “I could never be so lucky again”.

I HAVE THE FIRST EDITION PRINT... WORTH A BIT OF MONEY... it’s in great shape... movies related to this subject... of course THIRTY SECONDS OVR TOKYO... DESTINATION TOKYO... BOMBADIER ... they are in the process of looking for some of the crashed planes in CHINA

Dive bomb then fold it into a paper plane?

Maybe they opened the window and threw the paper? Idk

Imagine if he thought it'd be a good idea to tape it to a 500 lbs bomb...oops

Hint: the paper was inside metal box. Technology widely used with early airplanes, which had no radio equipment.

For real

I literally came here after the Montemayor videos on Midway.

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That sick my uncle was jimmy

The Japanese were actually holding an air raid drill as the Mitchell's were overhead

I remember watching a documentary about bombing raids against Japan in ww2. One guy who got shot down was stripped naked and placed in a cage for people to gawk at him.

Hap Halloran was the person

HP Lovecraft, what do you mean by “that it was present”? He specifically says the fleet that left Pearl Harbour to rendevouz with the one from San Francisco was led by the USS Enterprise. Recon was done from the Enterprise, a note was dropped onto the deck of theEnterprise to maintain radio silence, etc, etc. 🙄😳🙄

@@beepboop9712 Considering how little attention you paid to the video, I cannot put any faith in your definition of "thorough".

@@beepboop9712 its litterally there

Post Stalone it was a statement that rocked Japan. It threw the efforts of their military into a strategic imbalance from which they never recovered; the battle of the Coral Sea stopped them in midstep, the battle of Midway was the beginning of a retreat that ended at the home island.

Public psychology is important in war.

This is similar to the Vulcan bombing the Falkland islands, not just about causing damage but making your enemy think "if they can do that, what else can they do"

Knowing the Japanese were fanatical about the safety of the Emperor, the raid forced the Japanese to hold back military assets to assure the Emperor's safety.

Dennis Vance some people like the guy you replied to cannot comprehend beyond their nose. Why bother?

They used chemical and biological warfare on the civilians

@@Gabbyk77 Almost makes the 'got nuked twice' defense wear off :P

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Bruce Poole ok boomer

I will not

Millenials?

@@talotalo1192 got some balls to say that

@@Jo2h_ millennials have inherited an economy that’s been raped by globalism and automation and it only gets worse year over year, government deficit spending driving the country into a ditch, the resurgence of great power competition and challenge to Pax Americana for which we’ve lost the initiative and political where with all to meet. Yes this does not match up to what the greatest generation had to endure but it certainly has the potential for a second Great Depression and a third world war.

@@HaydenLau. word.

And the only reason he said that, was because they were saving every ounce to increase range.

Doolittle: "Hold my bombs"

Dan Kuchar Was that worth it? In Reality there’s only 16 plane, 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.

@@henniquint6833 After the raid, Japan knew they were no longer untouchable. This had a huge effect on the Japan's wartime strategy. They dedicated a large portion of there fleet to defence of their Homeland, one of the things that led to their loss at Midway. The loss of their fleet carriers at Midway was the turning point for Japan in the war. After that the majority of their operations were defensive. In taking with people who live d at that time, my dad being one, the Doolittle raid was a rallying cry of hope. The general population of the United States and their allies now knew that Japan was vulnerable. The Battle of the Coral Sea a draw. But strategically it helped the United States learn to fight carrier battles. The number of the carriers the United States produced within a year made the two carriers that were not at the coral sea battle insignificant. There are many books written about the Doolittle raid and its effects on the war. I refer you to any of those. From a morale standpoint, The Doolittle raid was profound. From a tactical standpoint, it caused little damage, but it did cause Japan to alter their offensive strategy by leaving large numbers of airplanes home to protect Japan, which left them more vulnerable at sea, and caused them to lose future battles, the largest being Midway. Of course, you can debate the effectiveness of the Doolittle raid forever. I talked to the people that lived at that time. And for them, it changed everything.

@@henniquint6833 Psychological warfare against the Japanese plus a big, sorely needed morale boost for the Americans after the losses at Pearl, Wake, Guam, and the Philippines.

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The Operations Room what software r u using? Can u explain your process? Very interesting. Thx

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@@1234clarknj I REALLY dont think he's gonna tell you what software he's using

The unit was the Thunderbirds, a close inspection of the patch on their jackets is a stylized thunderbird of myth

Thankyou Wojciech. I'm working on more. The next one coming around the second week in May!

wow...

Feel honored

@Incog Nito Yes, it was Norfolk, Va. Thanks for the correction. ;-)

I was going to make this comment. Glad you did. Credit where credit is due.

More to come!

Which happens to harbor the entire pacific fleet of the US Navy. Moron

@@ironnads7975 he's obviously joking. I hope...

@@ironnads7975 ah that was small those ships that were targeted were obselete ship the modern destroyers or cruiser werent targeted carrier werent even there.

Glad you enjoyed it!

As a simple being, i thank you :)

Thanks, a lot of effort went in. More to come

He piloted Plane 5 in the Raid. He chose the targets for the raid. When he crash landed in Germany, they recalled all the raiders. Doolittle wanted to bomb all 3 axis capitals but he was expressily forbidden to fly

gg rip

@archona54 so do you

America: *Uses ass bomb*

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GAME!

Plane 5 Captain Davy Jones was an intelligence officer and selected the targets... An hour after takeoff the tail gunner Denver Truelove asked do we have enough fuel to reach China. Jones reply was Nope. If anyone has any questions about the raid PM me. I am Raider family and if I don't know the answer, I know folks that do!

Very kind, thanks

Awesome, thank you!

AudieHolland “The fuck’s that low rumble I hear?” *distant boom

US: hold my beer

Probably not much. There are plenty of US Ra Ra moments in the war. You don't have to make up any.

Thanks, an Osprey book was used here!

U guys r still very aggressive and filled with hate.

Trump kissed Putin's ass for four years. Constantly.

@Mente Maestra u must be one of the “few” goods ones trump mentioned.

@Mente Maestra my point is he has support from large swath of whites.

No matter what we have become, the giant is just sleeping, again, awaiting his next wakeup call.

There's an old joke about American military doctrine: The Soviets: "One of the serious problems in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine." The Nazis: "The reason that the American army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos and the American army practices chaos on a daily basis." America: "If we don't know what we are doing, the enemy certainly can't anticipate our future actions!"

@@colemanmoore9871 all tree points match lol.

May he Rest In Peace

Who was your uncle?

To hell with "Leroy Jenkins!" It should be JIIIMMMMYYY DOOOOOLITTTLLLLEEE!!!

Barton Paul Levenson - There were civilian casualties since the military/industrial targets were intermingled with residential areas. Also, per their own post-strike reports, some bombs were dropped before or after planned target areas in response to Japanese ground or air units that fired on the Raiders during their strikes. War, especially in these early years, was not very precise. Civilian casualties were expected but minimized as much as possible. Some Raiders, angry about the Pearl Harbor attack, wanted revenge by striking the Imperial Palace, home of the Emperor of Japan, but Doolittle ordered his men to not attack it - he was concerned that attacking that Palace would enrage the Japanese to the point they would never forget/stop fighting. The Palace was left unharmed in these strikes.

"industrial" Always means killing the people that live around the factories too. This was back when they had wars to win.

@@MikeBrown-go1pc Nonetheless, intent matters.

@@bartonpaullevenson3427 Yes, they intended to kill the factory workers so those ones couldn't build more weapons of war.

@@MikeBrown-go1pc There is a difference between bombing military production facilities and targeting cities.

In a small sandbag.

@@winomaster i assumed it was in something weighted so it wouldn't bounce etc. but that is still 1 HELL of a shot though.

They were well trained to drop various packages on the deck of the carrier, because in addition to their role as a dive bomber, they were a tactical recon aircraft. I also doubt they dropped the message at 250 MPH. Dauntless DIve Bombers were great little planes, but they were pretty slow. 255 MPH was their MAX speed. They cruised at 150-185 MPH, and could easily maintain control at 75 MPH, a secondary benefit of the huge flaps they had installed for being able to aim the plane even during the steep, 70 degree dive bombing runs on maneuvering enemy ships.

The stated 250+ mph speed is not accurate, yes maximum speed was 275 for the dauntless and 331 for the wildcat. However dropping a note on to a carrier's deck would involve flying at a much slower speed, a kind of touch and go, e.g. around 75 mph. Even at that much slower speed this is definitely not a walk in the park.

You find out what a man is made of when you threaten the lives of thier beloved countey, thier life and thier familes lives. You wake a giant that cannot be put be put back to sleep.

That makes sense. Crossing the entire width of Japan they would had to fly over other Japanese air bases.

Presumably range?