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| Bombs aboard USS Hornet, Apr 1942; note 100-pound bombs for Navy dive bombers in the foreground and 500-pound bombs for Army B-25 bombers in background | Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2 | Portrait of Brigadier Walter Bedell Smith, Eisenhower's chief-of-staff, 8 Apr 1942 |
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