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Flight over Tokio [i.e. Tokyo]
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Japan |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Japanese Emperor Hirohito questioning his perspiring advisors, who hold different objects: a model of a plane, a world globe showing Australia and Tokio, an American-Japanese Dictionary, and a paper reading "Report of Damage." Hirohito complains, "But I say to you again, please: WHY do they call him Doolittle?" In an effort to retaliate after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States, on April 18, launched a single bombing raid on Japan, led by Colonel James Doolittle, using planes launched from an aircraft carrier. The bombers then flew on to China. All but 9 of the 80 crew members survived. The mission had little military significance, but the news raised American morale. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Air operations--American--Japan. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Doolittle, James Harold,--1896- |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hirohito,--Emperor of Japan,--1901-1989. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
