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The Doolittle Raid was one of the most daring raids on the empire of Japan during World War II. The Raid consisted of 16 B-25Bs led by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. This attack, America's first retaliatory strike, attacked mainland Japan, four months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The mission gave a much-needed lift in spirits to the Americans, and alarmed the Japanese who had believed their home islands were inviolable by enemy forces. This move would be so decisive that it would ultimately lead to the turning point of the war by provoking the Japanese counter attack and defeat at Midway in June of that same year. Photograph is matted to include a small piece of authentic B25 metal skin from a restoration project. Certificate of Authenticity included.