Mitchell B-25 raid on Tokyo, Japan led by Lt. Colonel James Doolittle. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell taxis on the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8). A pilot in the cockpit. Crewmen stand around the plane on the deck Insignia of the United States. A crew man gives a signal. A view of the empty deck. The B-25 takes off bound for bombing mission over Tokyo. (World War II period).
Scenes aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) as the Doolittle Raid begins. B-25 bombers prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan. U.S. pilots stand in a group on the deck of USS Hornet . U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell on the deck. Insignia of the United States. Pilots in the cockpit of B-25 Mitchells. The planes, heavy with bombs, taxi slowly and take off from the deck, bound for Tokyo. (World War II period).
General activities at Eglin Field show the preparation for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. A sign reads 'Headquarters Air Crops Proving Ground, Eglin Field, Florida'. U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers parked on the Eglin Air Force Base. Insignia of the United States Army Air Forces. A crewman on a tug. Two pilots talk and one of them drinks. Crewmen stand in a group. U.S. pilot at controls. A propeller rotates. Another pilot looks out from the window of a B-25. Crewmen stand around the B-25 and one of them works under the wing. A pilot in the cockpit. Two crewmen stand near a ladder. A pilot in the cockpit.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers take off for the raid on Tokyo, Japan known as the Doolittle Raid. A B-25 Mitchell taxis on the deck of USS Hornet in the Pacific. A pilot in the cockpit. Insignia of the United States. A crew man gives a signal. A view of an empty deck. The B-25 takes off.
Ten Martin B-10 bombers taxi and take off from Bolling Field, Washington, DC, for mapping flight to Alaska, and back. View of Army Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. Arnold, who commands the operation. The ten Martin B-10 bombers in formation, flying overhead. Scene changes to their return, as B-10 bombers are seen flying over the Potomac River at Washington, DC. Colonel Arnold, standing with some of his pilots, accepts the MacKay Trophy from Secretary of War George Dern for their accomplishment.
Six B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight from Washington,DC, United States to Buenos Aires, Argentina. One is seen above snow-capped mountain. The American goodwill squadron brings a message of peace from the U.S. President. They are feted by the Argentines. A parade with Argentine soldiers on motorbikes and the U.S. B-17s flying overhead. Honor guard of Argentine soldiers stand on the street, as U.S. Ambassador and American and Argentine dignitaries ride in an open carriage. Scene shifts to the return of the B-17s as they are greeted on Langley Air Field, Virginia.
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