Doolittle Raid on Tokyo

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
gptkb:Tokyo_Raid
gptkbp:casualties 1 died in captivity
3 killed in action
4 executed by Japanese
8 captured by Japanese
gptkbp:category United States military history
1942 in Japan
Air raids during World War II
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_H._Doolittle
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Doolittle_Raiders_Association
gptkbp:consequence Japanese retaliation in China
increased Japanese defense measures
influenced Battle of Midway
gptkbp:crew 80
gptkbp:date April 18, 1942
gptkbp:flightNumber 16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Doolittle Raid on Tokyo
gptkbp:launched gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkb:Honshu,_Japan
gptkbp:mediaType film 'Pearl Harbor' (2001)
film 'Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'
book 'Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo' by Ted W. Lawson
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:David_M._Jones
gptkb:Edward_J._York
gptkb:James_H._Doolittle
gptkb:Richard_E._Cole
gptkb:Robert_L._Hite
gptkbp:objective boost American morale
retaliation for Pearl Harbor attack
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:plannedBy gptkb:United_States_military
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_attack
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:result limited material damage
American victory (morale)
gptkbp:significance demonstrated vulnerability of Japanese mainland
first air raid to strike Japanese home islands
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:survived 73
gptkbp:target Japanese cities
military and industrial sites
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:B-25_Mitchell_bombers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Jr._Doolittle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7