Doolittle Raid; USS Hornet (Yorktown class), later sunk at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
Col. Jimmy Doolittle led a famous bombing raid from an aircraft carrier.
Japanese aircraft carrier Unyō was created on 1942-05-31.
1942
The famous Doolittle Raid that was launched from an aircraft carrier used B-25 Mitchell bombers.
USS Yorktown. It was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942
Col. Jimmy Doolittle led a famous bombing raid from an aircraft carrier.
Japanese aircraft carrier Unyō was created on 1942-05-31.
Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō was created on 1942-11-25.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō was created on 1942-07-31.
Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō was created on 1942-05-03.
1942
The first aircraft carrier battle was the battle of coral sea in may of 1942.
Col. Jimmy Doolittle led this first raid by leading a group of B-25 bombers off an aircraft carrier.
It sunk on June 4 1942
The famous Doolittle Raid that was launched from an aircraft carrier used B-25 Mitchell bombers.
The Java Sea is in that particular region. The only carrier sunk in that area was the USS Langley by dive bombers in 1942.
USS Yorktown. It was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942