Chronology of World War II

Saturday, April 18


Bombs Hitting Tokyo Targets


Bombs Hitting Tokyo Targets
Above Tokyo, smoke rises from strikes on the Japanese mainland as the bombs dropped by Doolittle's raiders hit their targets on April 18, 1942. Unable to land the huge aircraft back on the USS Hornet, and running low on fuel, the bombers continued westward attempting to land in a friendly area in China.