In response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States sent the aircraft carrier Hornet to launch a surprise bombing raid on Tokyo, Japan. The raid became known as the ____ Raid, named after the Lieutenant Colonel who led the raid.
Answer Doolittle
Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers off the flight deck of the Hornet towards Tokyo. The resulting attack would shock the Japanese military leadership and lift spirits back home in the United States.
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