DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 53292
Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942
USS Gwin (DD-433) approaches USS Hornet (CV-8)
from astern, with USS Nashville (CL-43) beyond, while
en route to the mission's launching point.
The ships are framed by the tail of a USAAF B-25B, parked on
the rear of the carrier's flight deck.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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