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Mission markings and commemorative information cover the nose of a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). It and another B-25 will be launched in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Riad" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan

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Mission markings and commemorative information cover the nose of a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). It and another B-25 will be launched in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Riad" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan

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Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego

State: California(CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. The majority of B-25s in American service were used in the war against Japan in Asia and the Pacific. Used by Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating for four decades. The RAF received nearly 900 Mitchells, using them to replace Douglas Bostons, Lockheed Venturas, and Vickers Wellington bombers. The USSR received a total of 862 B-25s. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built.

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17/04/1992
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