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| USAAF 12th AF 17th BG 37th BS  USAAF April 18, 1942 |
Pilot Lt. Travis Hoover, O-393133 (survived) Co-Pilot Lt. William N. Fitzhugh, O-421067 (survived) Navigator Lt. Carl N. Wildner, O-352857 (survived) Bombardier Lt. Richard E. Miller, O-432337 (survived) Engineer-Gunner SSgt Douglas V. Radney, 6266909 (survived) Force Landed April 18, 1942 "Doolittle Raid" MACR none Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 62B-3013. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25B Mitchell serial number 40-2344. Wartime History Assigned to the 12th Air Force (12th AF), 17th Bombardment Group (17th BG), 37th Bombardment Squadron (37th BS). Nickname "Whirling Dervish". One of sixteen B-25's assigned to the "Doolittle Raid". Mission History On April 18, 1942 at 8:25am took off from USS Hornet CV-8 piloted by Lt. Travis Hoover plane number two (no. 2) of sixteen bombers on the "Doolittle Raid" against targets in Japan. This was the only bomber that experienced any difficulty taking off due to rough seas with sea water splashing over the bow and during take off took off too soon and it looked as if it might not get airborne but corrected and climbed away safely. Over Tokyo, bombed factories and magazines near the river north of the main railroad station and Imperial Palace with three demolition bombs and one incendiary cluster from an altitude 900' as debris flew higher than the bomber. Afterwards, proceeded to the coast of China and force landed in a rice paddy near Ningpo. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25B Mitchell 40-2292 "2292 (17th BG, 37th BS) was Doolittle raider. Was 2nd aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel, belly landed in rice paddy near Ningpo Apr 18, 1942." General Doolittle's Report on Japanese Raid April 18, 1942 Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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