article_snippet: Led by Lieutenant Colonel James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, a daring World War II mission saw 80 airmen sent in bombers from a carrier at sea to attack military targets in Japan.
article_snippet: James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, the mission saw 80 airmen sent in B-25 bombers from a carrier at sea to attack military targets in Japan .
article_snippet: Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle (pictured above) led 80 airmen .
article_snippet: B-25B Mitchell medium bombers, with five crewmen on each were launched without fighter escort from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
article_snippet: The raid, led by Lieutenant Colonel James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, B-25B Mitchell medium bomber launched without fighter escort from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific .
article_snippet: After encountering Japanese patrols, The raid, led by Lieutenant Colonel James 'Jimmy' Doolittle, B-25B Mitchell medium bomber launched without fighter escort from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific launched ahead of plan, some 200 miles farther from shore for fuel-stretched bombers.
article_snippet: Doolittle's plane took off first at 08:20 from a pitching carrier deck.
article_snippet: Doolittle's plane flew low in radio silence, skimming seas and then treetops.