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The Doolittle raid was the first air attack by the US anywhere in the Home Islands. The sixteen aircraft flew extremely low after taking off from the USS Hornet, about fifty feet above the water, until gaining altitude at landfall to bombing height. As soon as each aircraft took off it set off for Japan, which prevented the group from taking the time to form up into a formation and attacking together. They did this because they had to leave the ship almost seven hundred miles from Japan, having been sighted by a picket boat, and being unsure whether that picket boat radioed a warning before it was sunk. Faced with this uncertainty the precious carriers had to turn back immediately. The US at that time had only three carriers in the Pacific, and two of them were on this raid. All concerned knew that these added hundreds of miles at the start of the mission meant that the attacking planes might not have sufficient fuel to fly on to China after bombing Japan, yet they went ahead anyway, but did not take time to form up into a group once they were airborne. They flew singly and in small groups of two or three. Colonel Doolittle was on the raid personally, and was the senior officer in the attacking force. It could be debated whether he "led" the attack, as the attackers were scattered and each navigated on his own, and made his own attack. They were still scattered as they reached China, and only a few were able to get together on the ground after reaching China.
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Who came up with the idea to bomb Tokyo?
The first raid on Tokyo, the Doolittle Raid of 18 April 1942, was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle, USAAF. It acted as a U.S. retaliation after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
What Japanese leader planned pearl harbor attack?
Isoroku Yamamoto
Who was the Japanese admiral who planned the attacks on Pearl Harbor and midway?
Isoroku Yamamoto planned the attacks on PEARL HARBOR and MIDWAY ISLAND
What battle came after the battle of marathon?
The revolt in Egypt 487 BCE, which delayed the planned invasion of mainland Greece until 480 BCE.
Why did the manazar camps open?
the Japanese bombed pearl harbor, and America was scared. fdr said that japan had planned the bombing, so the Japanese-Americans where put in internment camps.
Who came up with the idea to bomb Tokyo?
The first raid on Tokyo, the Doolittle Raid of 18 April 1942, was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle, USAAF. It acted as a U.S. retaliation after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Did the Doolittle Raid convince Japanese leaders to attack Midway Island?
Indirectly, yes. The Doolittle attack in April, 1942, showed that the US carriers were as much of a threat to Japan as they had thought. The attack on Midway (June 4-7, 1942) was planned as a way to draw out the US carriers, since Pearl Harbor was now heavily defended. Unfortunately, the US, alerted to the Japanese movements, turned the tables with a trap of their own, sinking 4 Japanese carriers at the cost of one of their own, the Yorktown.
The Doolittle Raid convinced Japanese leaders to attack Midway Island?
Indirectly, yes. The Doolittle attack in April, 1942, showed that the US carriers were as much of a threat to Japan as they had thought. The attack on Midway (June 4-7, 1942) was planned as a way to draw out the US carriers, since Pearl Harbor was now heavily defended. Unfortunately, the US, alerted to the Japanese movements, turned the tables with a trap of their own, sinking 4 Japanese carriers at the cost of one of their own, the Yorktown.
Who planned an carried at these attacks?
The Japanese Empire
Japanese commander that planned the pearl harbor attacks?
Admiral Yamamoto
What Japanese leader planned pearl harbor attack?
Isoroku Yamamoto
Did the Japanese bomb Russia in World War 2 as Hitler planned?
no
Who was the Japanese admiral who planned the attacks on Pearl Harbor and midway?
Isoroku Yamamoto planned the attacks on PEARL HARBOR and MIDWAY ISLAND
Was the Japanese planned to invade Australia?
Yes they did. The invading forces at New Guinea namely Kokoda, were to be used in the invasion of Australia. The Japanese planned to take the northern cities first like Cairns, Darwin, and Townsville and then they planned to take the southern cities of Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.
Why did the Battle of Midway happen?
Following the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the Japanese felt it needed to destroy the US Pacific Fleet to prevent further US raids. They chose to attack Midway to lure the American carriers into the open, in the hopes of destroying it. Instead, due to the American code breakers decoding the Japanese naval traffic, the Americans knew of the plan, and planned an ambush of their own. In the event, the Americans sank all four Japanese carriers with the loss of only one of their own, turning the tide of victory on the Pacific.
Why did battle of midway happened?
Following the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the Japanese felt it needed to destroy the US Pacific Fleet to prevent further US raids. They chose to attack Midway to lure the American carriers into the open, in the hopes of destroying it. Instead, due to the American code breakers decoding the Japanese naval traffic, the Americans knew of the plan, and planned an ambush of their own. In the event, the Americans sank all four Japanese carriers with the loss of only one of their own, turning the tide of victory on the Pacific.
Why did Japanese plan on attacking the aleutian islands?
The Japanese planned on attacking the Aleutian Islands to combat the "island hopping" strategy that Douglas MacArthur was using in the Pacific Ocean.
