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The USS Hornet loaded with
16 B-25s (all that could be shipped) which would strike the Japanese
mainland in the “Halsey-Doolittle Raid” steams westward
as part of Vice Admiral Halsey’s Task Force 16. The air-cap
being provided by the USS Enterprise.
This, the sixth and possibly
final release of Phillips’ series on the raid, is intended
to pay homage to the Navy’s role in the legendary raid on
Japan. Sending two of the United State’s aircraft carriers
to the coast of Japan in 1942 was a risk of the highest order
for a fleet, and a nation, still reeling from the sneak attack
on Pearl Harbor.
The print is signed by four
of the Doolittle Raiders
Col. Richard E. Cole - Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite - Major Thomas
C. Griffin - Sgt David J. Thatcher |