WW2 History Photo

[CoElkHunter]

I’ve never seen this exact photo anywhere before. I saw it as a poster this evening at a local brew pub. Name the plane and event that is about to happen during WW2. The first “I know” winner gets an AH coffee, beer mug or hat as soon as AH makes them available again for purchase. LOL

 

[Jeff505]

I’ve never seen this exact photo anywhere before. I saw it as a poster this evening at a local brew pub. Name the plane and event that is about to happen during WW2. The first “I know” winner gets an AH coffee, beer mug or hat as soon as AH makes them available again for purchase. LOL

A B25, the Doolittle bombing of Tokyo.

 

[Hunt anything]

Looks like one of Dolittles B25 ‘s
I don’t type fast enough

 

[318AE]

Looks like it has the 50 cals removed to save weight….

 

[CoElkHunter]

One of the local and closest high school to this brew pub is named Billy Mitchell and their sports teams are the Marauders. They have a nice display of WW2 aircraft photos and Billy Mitchell’s history memorabilia.

 

[JimP]

The plane was #40-2344, Jimmy Doolittle didn't name his plane

 

[Wyatt Smith]

“30 seconds over Tokyo” is a really good book for anyone who hasn’t read it. I need to dig out my old copy and reread.

 

[CoElkHunter]

It was an extremely daring and provocative mission for all of those brave pilots and crew of the B25 Marauders. I guess all sixteen B25s were lost but 69 of the 80 crewman survived.

 

[shootist~]

B-25B Mitchell bombers. Yall forgot the "B"

https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458984/1942-doolittles-raid/

 

[mark-hunter]

Doolittle raid on Tokyo. b25 Mitchell bomber

 

[Altitude sickness]

That was too easy.

 

[spike.t]

That was too easy.

For sure....even I got it

 

[CoElkHunter]

That was too easy.

Ok, name the pilot in the B25. LOL

 

[Ontario Hunter]

A bomber taking off an aircraft carrier gave it away immediately.

 

[Altitude sickness]

you got me there

• Plane 1 (40-2344): Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle (Co-pilot: Lt. Richard E. Cole)
• Plane 2 (40-2292): 1st Lt. Travis Hoover
• Plane 3 (40-2270): 1st Lt. Robert M. Gray
• Plane 4 (40-2282): 1st Lt. Everett W. Holstrom
• Plane 5 (40-2283): Capt. David M. Jones
• Plane 6 (40-2298): 1st Lt. Dean E. Hallmark
• Plane 7 (40-2261): 1st Lt. Theodore W. Lawson
• Plane 8 (40-2242): Capt. Edward J. York
• Plane 9 (40-2303): 1st Lt. Harold F. Watson
• Plane 10 (40-2250): 1st Lt. Richard O. Joyce
• Plane 11 (40-2249): 1st Lt. Ross R. Greening
• Plane 12 (40-2278): 1st Lt. William M. Bower
• Plane 13 (40-2247): 1st Lt. Edgar E. McElroy
• Plane 14 (40-2297): Major John A. Hilger
• Plane 15 (40-2267): 1st Lt. Donald G. Smith
• Plane 16 (40-2268): 1st Lt. William G. Farrow

 

[mark-hunter]

Well done, boys!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Heard this story on some documentary on the Doolittle raid:


During the Doolittle Raid launch from the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, a U.S. Navy sailor named Robert W. "Bob" Wall was struck by a spinning propeller and severely injured, resulting in the loss of his left arm, but he was not killed in the incident.
The accident occurred as the 16th (and final) B-25 bomber was being moved into position on the slippery, rough flight deck in stormy weather. Wall was part of the deck crew helping to restrain the aircraft when the ship's bow plunged down a wave, causing the bomber's nose wheel to jump up and propel Wall into the spinning blade.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Flight decks have always been very, very hazardous. Blown off the deck into the sea. Sucked into jet engines. Catapult and tail hook cables.

 

[coreydb]

Yep...the plane was likely made in Windsor Ontario

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Yep...the plane was likely made in Windsor Ontario

Waiting for comment from @Ontario Hunter in 3, 2, 1................





Other research suggests California and Kansas

B-25 Mitchell bombers were built by North American Aviation (NAA) primarily at two main locations during World War II: their main plant in Inglewood, California, and a large factory in Kansas City, Kansas, producing nearly 10,000 aircraft in total across both facilities.