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Doolittle Raid
Also known as Tokyo Raid
first air raid on the Japanese mainland conducted by the U.S. military on April 18, 1942
Key facts
- Date
- Date 18 April 1942 ; 84 years ago ( 1942-04-18 )
- Location
- Greater Tokyo Area and other Japanese cities
- Result
- Minimal damage to Japanese targets Major propaganda and psychological boost to Allies Japanese retaliatory attacks in China
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Photo-DoolittleRaid-1942-4-18-Oku-Remains-4.png
- Number of deaths
- 87
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- point in time
- 1942-04-18
Sources (4)
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Belligerents
United States