Photographs of Japanese Naval heroes who lost their lives for the nation. Cherry blossom trees. Yasukuni National Shrine where the Naval heroes lay buried in Tokyo, Japan.
Empennage of a B-25 Mitchell bomber is seen bearing tail number: 40-2268. Camera pans across flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) filled with B-25 Mitchell bombers preparing to depart on a bombing raid over Tokyo Japan, during World War 2. Two pilots stand in front of a bomber, conversing. Crew members pull props through on some aircraft. Many aircrew are seen amongst the aircraft. Scene shifts to view, from upper deck, of engines being started on the B-25s. Copilot seen in one of the cockpits. Camera pans from bow to stern showing flight deck filled with B-25s. The first aircraft (flown by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle) performs a short-run takeoff, with nose high, easily clearing the deck before reaching it's end. Several others follow, making the same steep takeoffs.
Map depicts Yokohama and Tokyo. View of Mount Fuji from a lake near Tokyo. A steam locomotive passes by over a bridge in the distance, with Mount Fuji as backdrop. A small boat is poled forward by a standing Japanese man in the foreground, with Mount Fuji in the background. Narrator speaks in Spanish of the spiritual importance of Mount Fuji to the Japanese people.
Republic of China First Lady Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mei-ling) addresses army personnel and pilots at an award ceremony. Colonel James H. Doolittle and pilots from the carrier Hornet who bombed Tokyo decorated by General and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. (World War II period).
General activities on USS Hornet in the Pacific show the preparation for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. A bomb comes up on a small elevator U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle wires a Japanese medal on the bomb for its return to its originators. A medal on the bomb. U.S. Army Air Forces men seated around the bomb. Lt Col. James Harold Doolittle and U.S. Navy Captain Marc A. Mitscher near the bomb. Close up of Marc A. Mitscher. (World War II period).
B-25 Mitchell bombers raid on Tokyo, Japan. U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell on the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). A bomb comes up on a small elevator. USAAF Lieutenant Colonel James Harold Doolittle and U.S. Navy Captain Marc A. Mitscher stand near the bomb and talk. U.S. Army Air Forces men seated around the bomb. A view of Captain Marc A. Mitscher. Lt. Col. Doolittle wires a Japanese medal on the bomb for its return to the originators. (World War II period).