01010161 5-4015-113 UNCLASSIFIED 2432907 12-21-1948

GREENING, C. R.

168.309-1 0000031233 296 12 2445227 09-14-1982 ACCOUNT OF FIRST BOMBING RAID ON TOKYO UNDER THE COMMAND OF GEN JAMES HAROLD DOOLITTLE AS A JOINT OPERATION WITH THE U.S. NAVY. B-25 FOUND TO BE BEST AIRCRAFT FOR RANGE AND TAKEOFF FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIER HORNET. 17 BOMBARDMENT GP WAS SOURCE OF EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL. MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED COLLAPSIBLE GAS TANKS, DE-ICERS, ARMAMENT, RADIOS AND CAMERAS. DETAILS OF TAKE OFF TRAINING AND AERIAL GUNNERY--TRAINING. TASK GROUP 16 UNDER VICE ADMIRAL W. F. HALSEY AND CAPT MARC A. MITSCHER, USN. JAPANESE DEFENSE: INEXPERIENCED FIGHTER PILOTS, INACCURATE AERIAL GUNNERY, INACCURATE BUT ACTIVE ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE, INEFFECTIVE BARRAGE BALLOONS, AND NO CAMOUFLAGED TARGETS. CHINESE RADIO HOMING FACILITIES WERE LACKING. INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES EXTRACTED FROM GEN DOOLITTLE'S REPORT TITLED REPORT ON JAPANESE RAID, 42/07/09. NEARLY ALL THE DESIRED WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FOUND DURING THE OPEATION. RETURN OF JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP MEDALS VIA 500 LB BOMB CARRIED BY LT TED LAWSON. HENRY MILLER COMDR. USN, NAVAL LIAISON OFFICER. NONE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE REPORT ON JAPANESE RAID, JULY 9, 1942 MONOGRAPH SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. BOMBING RAIDS, TOKYO, JAPAN JOINT OPERATIONS WITH NAVY B-25 AIRCRAFT HORNET AIRCRAFT CARRIER GROUP/0017/BOMBARDMENT AERIAL GUNNERY TRAINING AIRCRAFT TAKEOFFS TRAINING COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS PRISONERS OF WAR NAVY, AIR FORCE RELATIONS MILLER, H. DOOLITTE, J. H. MITSCHER, M. A. HALSEY, W. F. TOKYO RAIDERS