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Zulu
Hey,
boys.
Take off. Move it. Let's go.
I'm going to jump you. Everybody move
it. Come on. Come on.
[music]
Down. [music]
Nice throttle.
Captain throto
>> 7701 takes Off
>> [screaming]
>> Good work, crew. Now line a compass with
the hornet.
Heat.
Heat. God bless you all.
Guys, now it's our show.
Let's show them how we do it.
Fore! Foreign! Foreign!
for
heat. Heat.
Heat.
[music]
We're getting hit by lots [music] of
black here. to,200 ft.
>> [music]
>> Dropping bombs in 30 seconds.
Clear to drop.
away.
>> Let him have it.
Prepare to drop.
Here
we go.
>> [music]
>> There we go.
We got other boys.
[music]
>> [music]
>> Heat up here.
[music]
>> [music]
>> Lieutenant Colonel, we're going to run
out of fuel about 130 mi shy of our
landing. Big spot.
>> You sure about that calculation?
>> Yes, sir. If our planes crash into the
sea, we're all fish food.
Feel that?
>> Yeah.
>> It's a tailwind. It's been strong since
[music] we left Japan. We're going to
make it, boys. Maintain full speed.
Roger that. Go
over Bramer.
Get the life wrap ready. Load the
supplies. Prepare for bail out.
Sir. Sir, the tailwind's starting up
again. There might just be some hope
yet. We'll make it to China.
Look, look. Land.
>> Contact Chuchch airfield.
>> Chuchchow airfield. Chucha [music]
airfield. This is US raiders inbound on
your position. Do you copy? Over.
Chuchchow airfield. This is US raiders
inbound on your position. Do you copy
us? Over.
No answer. Climb to 6,000 ft.
>> Sir, still no sign of the airfield.
>> Climb to 8,000 ft. Let's try to fly over
this thick cloud.
Hope we can see the airfield soon.
So, we've [music] probably arrived at
Chuchcha already. We just can't see the
damn airfield.
If you see any gaps in the clouds, drop
through them. Let's hope this airfield
is down there somewhere.
Keep trying to make contact.
Chuchchow airfield. Chuchchow airfield.
This is US Raiders inbound on your
position. Do you copy us? Over.
Chowo airfield, we are inbound on your
position. [music] If you copy us,
respond. Over.
Gage is [music] getting low.
Corporal Leonard, make sure you save the
film from the camera in the back.
Weather's terrible. [music]
It's dark. It's raining.
We can't see anything.
[music]
Plane number seven is out of fuel. I
repeat, plane [music] number seven out
of fuel.
Engage the autopilot. Cut the throttles.
Abandon the plane.
That's an order. It's an order, boys.
Bail out.
No other choice.
>> Charles, get out.
>> Go, Charles.
>> Come on.
>> [music]
>> No, sir.
>> Go
get out of here.
[panting]
What was that?
>> Go.
>> [screaming]
>> Quiet
time.
[music]
7701 772 7703 7704 7705 This is PJ
airport. Report please. Report please.
>> [music]
[music]
>> You have to be at the Trenjo airport
before [music] April 18th and meet the
troops. Bounce Tokyo.
We will [music] take a chance to send
you there. Your radio cannot be
intercepted by the Japanese. This
mission concerns with the matter of life
and death of the Pacific bomber team.
>> Sam, this is Curtis. Kitty is going to
reach Yankee Point in 10 minutes. Repeat
is going to reach Yankee Point in 10
minutes. Over.
Curtis, this is Sam. Roger. Repeat.
Roger. Over.
>> Sir, Curtis is landing at Yanggon
Airfield in 10 minutes. Maintain
contact.
>> Yes, sir.
[music]
>> Whiskey. Whiskey. This is Curtis 663.
Message over.
>> Curtis, this is Whiskey. Over.
>> This is Curtis 663. Permission to land.
Repeat. Permission to land. Over.
Curt.
>> Curtis,
you are clear to land. I repeat,
you are clear to land.
>> Over.
>> That's a funny sounding fellow.
Tropical weather must have gone to him.
Heat. Heat.
[ __ ] you.
[screaming]
Hold up. Hold up. Fire up. Turn up.
Pull up. Pull up.
Pull up.
[screaming]
Sam, this is Curtis 663. Yankee Point is
down. Repeat, Yankee Point is down.
Heading to Mike point. To mike point
over.
>> How did the Japanese take over that
airfield? Everything was on track just a
few minutes ago. Keep your eyes on that
plane. We can't afford to lose track of
it.
>> Sir,
we've lost our navigation.
Can we make it to alter your airport?
>> Have to fly a lower altitude dam located
manually, but we'd also be exposed to
flash on the ground.
>> Ster reporting the location to me.
>> [music]
>> Mike. Mike. This is Curtis 663. Message
over.
Mike. Mike. This is Curtis 663. Message
over.
Sam, Sam, this is Curtis 663. Message
over.
>> This is Sam. Message over.
>> We are nearby mike point, but they are
not responding.
>> Why are they still firing?
>> What's going on?
>> Damn Japanese plane.
Curtis is under blackfire. Repeat.
Curtis is under attack.
>> Contact Manuel Air Force. Tell them
Curtis is approaching. Tell them to
cease fire.
>> Mike. Mike. This is Sam. Cease fire.
Repeat. Cease fire on approaching
aircraft.
[screaming]
>> Mike. Mike. Do not fire. We are
approaching the runway. Sir, Mandalay
Airport is saying that they have no
sight of an approaching plane and they
have not fired at any planes all day.
>> What? Where the hell is Curtis then?
Airfield. This is not my point.
>> Get out of there. Get your plane out of
the area now. I repeat, get out of
there.
>> Lieutenant, you got to get off this
plane now.
>> It's not going to last much longer. You
have to jump. What prepared?
>> Curtis. Curtis, this is Sam. Message
over.
Curtis. Curtis. This is Sam. Message
over. Sir, we've lost contact with
Curtis. Send a note to central command.
General Arlo must know about this. Yes,
sir. Where is their last known location?
Longitude 113, latitude 28. I want
constant radio checks in that area for
the next 24 hours. Yes, sir.
Sir, we've intercepted a telegram from
the Japanese 6th air base, but we've
sent it to the Japanese command center
in Taiwan.
>> Where is this Sixth Air Base?
>> It's in Juai, southern China.
>> [music]
>> Get this telegram decoded as fast as you
can. General Arnold's given us 24 hours
to locate where Walter is. Also, get in
touch with General Stillwell. Tell them
we're going to need all the help we can
get from the Chinese.
>> Yes, sir.
Uh
hey.
Attention
on deck
at ease.
My name is Dulen.
Welcome to Eggland Field.
In the next few weeks,
we will be doing some very intensive
training [music] with the B-25.
I've heard the 17th Bombardment Group
has some of the best [music] pilots this
country has to offer.
I hope you [music] won't disappoint me.
Colonel, can you tell us what our
mission is?
>> I'm afraid [music] I can't do that.
I can tell you
that it will be an extremely hazardous
mission.
Since you're all volunteers, anyone can
drop out now
and there will be no shame and nothing
bad will ever be said about it.
I only want the best and the bravest
pilots who want to make their country
proud.
Nothing is as strong as the heart of a
volunteer.
Training begins now.
[music]
>> So, what's this all about? Sir, we got a
problem.
>> What happened?
>> It's Walter Chin. He's missing.
>> What?
>> The British airfield in Burma was
ambushed by the Japanese and Walter's
plane was shot down.
>> Are we compromised?
>> Not unless President Roosevelt says
otherwise. We proceed plan.
>> So this mission, these men, they're
sacrificial lambs.
>> No, at least not yet. Our intelligence
people are working on it right now. The
general just wants you to focus on the
training.
>> Who does General Arnold have in mind for
leading these young men?
>> I don't know why you want the job.
>> Can you help me with that?
>> That's something you're going to have to
take up with him, my friend.
>> Any news from our special envoy?
>> Major Ferguson's arrived in India.
However,
after the Japanese invaded Verma,
they've closed the flight paths. Once
the new one's open, then we'll get him
on his way. This just gets better and
better. Damn Himalayas.
I don't know how you fly a plane through
that stuff.
>> Well, have some faith in our pilots,
sir. They'll figure something out.
>> Speaking of pilots, how are Dittle and
his boys doing? Colonel Dittle and his
men are preparing the B25s for carrier
takeoffs. They transfer tomorrow to
Sacramento for more training. You tell
Doolittle to get on his horse. The
Japanese are this close to taking the
Philippines. I want this attack to
happen sooner rather than later. Get on
the horn.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Sir, we carried out the following
modifications. The belly turret has been
replaced with a 50-gallon fuel tank.
Four additional drop tanks have been
added to bring our overall fuel load to
around 1141 g.
We modified the bomb sights so they're
more suitable for lower level bombing.
Uh and we installed cameras in the tail.
Most of the radio equipment has been
removed to reduce weight. And um we
added those deicers to the wings.
Correct.
>> Correct.
>> Good. Uh and finally,
>> finally what?
>> Um the tail machine gun has been
replaced by painted wooden poles
as per your request.
Let's get her to the runway.
>> Sir, are those really broomsticks on the
tail? Did I ever tell you about my
father's favorite hobby?
>> Carpentry. Just like our Lord and
Savior. Only my father could make a
rifle out of wood that could fire better
than the metal ones. So, trust me, I
know what I'm doing with this.
>> Yes, sir. Should my plan ever meet
Hitler's plan, I'll be sure to take him
out with those sticks. Gross.
>> Let's get this one in the air.
>> 7701, line up the runway. 7701, prepare
for test flight.
7702, line up the runway. Roger.
771, 250 m runway. Prepare for test
flight. Roger.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Sir, is it still too heavy?
It's all right. Let's try the next one.
>> 7702, 250 m runway. Prepare for [music]
test flight. Roger that.
>> Cole,
remember what I taught you. Keep the
flaps down. Hold back on [music] the
control column. Do not fall back into
your old habits.
>> Yes, sir.
Flap down.
>> [music]
[music]
>> Nice and [music]
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Yeah, baby. Come on. Get up, girl. Get
up. Here we go. Yeah.
[music]
Yeah.
God.
>> Yeah.
[laughter]
[music]
>> 7702. Congratulations for your
successful takeoff by 250 m runway.
>> [music]
[music]
>> Get the next one. Line them all up.
>> Sir. Sir. Sir. We don't have the guns
taken [music] off those ones yet.
>> Well, what are you waiting for?
You ready?
>> You boys saw how Lieutenant Cole did it.
That's how I want it done every time.
Let's go.
Cole, Young Bloodood,
>> Colonel,
what's this?
>> We need your general evaluation so we
can uh get a lever on the maintenance
work done.
>> I don't have time to read through this,
>> sir. We We need your evaluation before
we can wrap up work here,
>> please.
>> Colonel, it's
loud.
Excuse me, Colonel. Let me clarify this.
What part of our work done here deserves
a loud sir?
[music]
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
>> Mario.
Thank you.
You know, hey,
[ __ ]
I know. I
>> [music]
>> foreign.
Let's begin.
[music]
You
You sound [groaning and screaming]
[screaming]
Come on.
[screaming]
[groaning]
Heat.
>> [screaming]
>> with us now.
[screaming]
>> [screaming]
>> Go.
Shut up.
Come
on.
Come on.
[groaning]
[screaming]
Fore
[groaning]
[screaming]
speech.
Heat. Heat.
Here
we go. Here we go. Let's go.
[screaming]
Everyone
get out.
Heat
[music]
[music]
up here.
>> [music]
>> Bring that truck over here. Hey, Harry.
>> Come on, boys. Double time. Let's get it
on the boat.
>> Hey, faster than eight. Everybody checks
in there.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Everybody on
Hey, Squid. Put that on the card for me.
Would you
>> carry your own bags, you army [ __ ]
pilot?
>> How many planes been loaded up so far?
>> 15, sir. The deck is almost full.
I thought we could get one more on.
>> We load another plane up, Jimmy. You
won't have enough deck space to take
off.
>> Flight demonstration started 30 yards
back, sir.
>> Lieutenant, how far do you think it is
from here to the end of the runway?
>> Looks to be about 250 yards. Yeah, that
extra plane becomes about 230.
What's that lift technique you Navy guys
always boast about?
>> Well, it is possible if we time it just
right to use the extra lift off the bow
of the ship once it rides over a wave.
You think you can do that with the B25?
>> Yes, sir. If that's the case, then we
only need about 100 yards.
>> Tell you what,
why don't you stay on board?
Teach our guys some of your Navy tricks.
Afterwards, you could fly our 16th plane
back to the base.
>> Yes, sir. More than happy to, sir.
>> Sir, should I get that 16th plane ready?
Go ahead, Sergeant.
>> Sit right this way.
>> Captain Mura gave his quarters for you.
[music]
>> That's way too kind of him. Can't
possibly accept.
>> That's a direct order from the captain,
sir. He said that everyone on the ship
is under Navy command.
Heat.
[music]
Heat.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Colonel Dittle. Colonel Dittle, General
Arnold commands you to get off the ship.
You have an emergency phone call [music]
from Washington.
I hope Arnold hasn't changed his mind.
You go take that phone call. [music]
We'll slow down and wait for you.
[music]
>> General, please don't tell me you've
changed your mind. I can't go back to DC
now. We've already set sail.
Who said I want you to come back?
Dittle,
>> who am I speaking with?
>> Marshall toward Cartwright. Marshall.
Dittle. What's the status of your
mission right now?
>> General Marshall. Sir, uh, my apologies.
I was just worried that General Arnold
had changed his mind about letting me
leave the mission,
>> too. Little do you think I would let you
go on such a dangerous mission before
giving you my blessings?
>> Sorry, General. I misunderstood.
>> There are two issues I must let you know
about at once. The first one is the
Soviet Union authorities have officially
rejected our request for landing the
planes in Vladasco
after bombing Tokyo.
>> I see
>> the Soviets have signed a neutrality
agreement with Japan. There's no getting
around that. Therefore, Juho airport
will be the only airport you can land
on. The Chinese have set the 20th as the
deadline for your arrival as the
Japanese have already been creeping into
that region.
Yes, sir.
>> Secondly, please make it clear to your
men. Without fighter escort, your
chances of survival are less than 50%.
>> I fully [music] understand.
>> That's all from me, Jimmy. Allow me to
say good luck to you and your pilots.
I'm looking forward to seeing you back
here in Washington soon.
>> Yes, sir. We won't let you down.
Take me back to the Hornet.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
>> Heat.
Heat.
[music]
Now hear this. Now hear this.
Boys, our destination [music] is Japan.
We're sending Dittle and his squad to
bomb Tokyo
and for the first time in history, the
Imperial homeland.
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
>> Fore! Foreign! Foreign!
[music]
for
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
You hear that?
Pay up. Japan it is. I got it right.
That doesn't mean anything. It It's just
a song.
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> That's got to be Holly.
Send a welcome signal.
>> Door's open.
>> Sir, good news. Admiral Holly is almost
[music] here. He's 52 mi out.
>> Thank you.
reporting. Admiral Harel is arriving.
[music]
>> [music]
>> Captain Vcher, crazy plan we've got
here.
>> Extraordinarily crazy, sir.
>> What a sight. No heavy bomber has ever
taken off of her deck before.
Let's go see Dittle.
Hey, let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Hey,
wake up. Wake up. Wake up. Up. Up. Up.
Up. Up. Up. Up. Up. Up. Up. Up. Up. Up.
Up. Up. Up. Up. Up. Come. The arrow's
here. Wake up. Let's go. Let's go. Let's
go. Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up. Go.
Go. Would you wake up? Come on. The
admiral's here, man. You want to hear
this? Shoes. Shoes. Shoes. Shoes.
Colonel, are you finally going to reveal
the mission?
>> I'm going to leave that up to the bull.
>> I thought this day would never come.
Attention on deck,
>> boys. Abdies.
Calm yourselves.
I'm not here to grant you medals. At
least not yet.
This medal
was given to our US Navy Secretary Frank
Knox by the Japanese.
This one was given to US Pacific Fleet
Commander Admiral Nimmitz also by the
Japanese. All of these uh colorful
things are from the Japanese.
Before we set sail, these gentlemen came
to me and they said, "Holly, we don't
need these anymore. Please get our guys
to send them back." So, here I am giving
them to you.
And I say, "Boys,
return them to sender with interest.
Sir, so you mean we're going to Japan,
right?
>> I guess there's no hiding it now. Our
destination is Tokyo.
>> We're going to drop bombs on Tokyo,
Yokohama, Osaka, Coobe, and Nagoya.
Yeah.
>> [laughter]
>> I got something coming down.
Gentlemen,
the mission of Task Force 16,
including the aircraft carriers Hornet
and Enterprise and a fleet of destroyers
[music] and cruisers,
is to escort and transport
Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle and his
squad of 16 [music] B25 bombers to the
seas near Japan so they can go and
strike at the heart of the Japanese
military empire, Tokyo.
>> Gentlemen, it's going to be a tight
squeeze.
When we were leaving Alama, General
Marshall called me and told me that we
will not have any fighter escort. We're
going to be on our own flying to Tokyo
[music] and beyond. Under normal
conditions,
chance of survival will be less than
50%.
So, while all of you came to me as
volunteers, [music]
I'm going to ask again.
Anyone who doesn't want to go on this
extremely [music] dangerous mission,
now's your last chance.
anyone. It's okay if you're [music]
having doubts.
We have 22 pilots in reserve without a
plane. I'm sure one of them would jump
at the chance to go.
I'd pay $100 to replace any man who
wants to give me a spot.
>> I offer 120. Offer [music] 120 bucks
plus a date with my sister.
>> You better have twin sisters. You want
me to pass this up?
>> Lieutenant Henry, keep your 100 bucks.
I'll spend it when you're back in
Hawaii. Yeah.
[laughter]
Heat.
[music]
Attention
[music]
[music]
on deck.
Add ease.
This
is for Pearl Harbor,
>> for our 2,000 brothers who died December
7th, 1941.
>> For world peace.
>> Time for you to get back home.
>> What plane is this bomb being loaded
onto? It's
>> mine, sir. Play number seven.
>> What's your name, young man?
>> Ted Lawson, Captain.
>> Ted Lawson.
Sergeant.
>> Sir, as soon as the boys complete their
air strikes, I want you to send a
telegram [music] to Admiral Nimttz.
Tell him his medal has been returned to
the Japanese. April [music] 19th, 1942
by Lieutenant Ted Lawson in Tokyo.
>> [cheering]
[applause and music]
>> Come on, guys.
Let's do this.
3 2 1 Jeez.
Lieutenant Miller.
W she might
>> now hear this. [music]
Now hear this,
boys. Our destination is Japan.
We're sending Yo and his squad to bomb
Tokyo.
>> For the first time in history, the
Imperial homeland will be under attack.
[music]
Why did I bet on Alaska?
Oh.
Damn it.
This is our flight map.
Admiral Hally and our aircraft carrier
fleet will take us to the launch area
400 nautical miles southeast of Tokyo.
Our takeoff time is around 1,800 on
April 19th.
After we take off, we will not be flying
together in formation. Instead,
we will spread out over a 200 mile
radius.
Initially, we'll head west, but it is
possible to enter from a northerly
direction to avoid the heavy
concentration of Japanese east of Tokyo.
Should make landfall in Tokyo around
2400.
After we drop our bombs, we're going to
continue west toward China.
Early morning
on April 20th,
we should arrive at Chuch Chow airfield.
There we'll land, refuel,
rest briefly, and then carry on to
Chongqing.
Total flying time is 11 hours,
approximately 2200 miles.
>> Yes, sir.
>> 10 of our targets are in Tokyo,
three in Yokohama, and one each [music]
in Asaka, Nagoya, and Kobe.
We only bomb military targets. This is
very important.
You're forbidden to bomb civilian homes
[music] or the Imperial Palace.
We don't want to enrage the Japanese
just yet. Understood?
>> Yes, sir.
>> A tired pilot's [music] eyes can deceive
him. So, learn your learn your equipment
by heart.
I hope you've been working on your
Chinese. [music]
>> Thank you. Thank you.
>> They're in trouble.
>> Let's do this.
>> Wow.
>> I want to go to the Chuchch Chow
airport.
Wow.
Chow chow.
>> I want to go to the chuchcha airport.
chew [music]
she
[music]
[music]
take good care of these brave men.
We'll lose her.
One of General Stillwell's planes should
be arriving in Chuch Chow Airport in
China later today to help do a little
land.
>> Do they all know about the plan?
>> No, it's being kept confidential. All
our guys in China know is that they're
there to refuel some planes.
>> Good.
What's our position now?
>> 1,600 miles from Japan.
>> Gort this in the log book. On April
16th, our fleet is 1600 m east of Japan.
After fueling, our carrier fleet is
pushing the highest speed with 25 knots.
Send out scout planes 300 miles in front
of us. I don't want any nasty surprises
with Japanese patrol [music] boats.
Make sure the pilots cover every single
mile.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Civilians [music] aircraft are ready to
take off. Copy.
Civilians aircraft are taking off. Copy.
[music]
We're getting so much closer to Japan.
>> Sir, I'd like to know what we should do
in case we are captured.
[music]
You're still so young.
Your life is too valuable to be thinking
about being captured.
I'm old. Tell you what, I wouldn't want
to spend one day in [music] a Japanese
prison.
>> I truly believe that [music] our Chinese
allies going to help us get home.
[music]
Man, that was really cool.
>> That's my favorite part.
>> Check her out.
>> Yeah.
>> What I do for a dame like her?
>> You know, I'd love some popcorn. I wish
Why can't Why can't we Why can't we
arrange this? All right, chicken.
>> I'm just happy we got a screen.
>> Woohoo.
[applause]
>> Gentlemen, as you were,
we're getting closer to Japan.
It's time to prepare your planes.
Go below deck. Get your personal
supplies.
>> Yes, sir. Sir,
>> do this.
attention on deck.
>> That is gentle.
>> Pilots, come take your equipment,
please.
What happened for? Look at this. The
famous D-rations [music] we've all been
drooling over.
Do not bring anything from the USS
Hornet onto your planes. If you get shot
down or captured, the Japanese could
[music] track the fleet with those
items.
One more thing. Once we take off from
this ship, could be the last time we see
an American,
our friends, our family.
We already know that we're not going to
have any fighter escort. We're going to
be pushing the B25 beyond our limits.
God forbid we run into a storm or a
squadron of Japanese zeros.
These are letters I wrote to my mother,
my son, and my wife.
I suggest you take some time tonight and
write something to those dear to your
heart.
There's your word, gentlemen.
Let's have a seat, boys. Let's go
through these packs.
Dear [music] father and mother,
I may not be seeing you anymore after
tomorrow.
Hope you will [music] not be too sad.
Lieutenant told us that the chance for
us to survive will be less than [music]
50%.
I want you to know that I've never
regretted.
I volunteered to [music] take part of
this mission and I'm proud to give my
life to the country.
Please do not waiting [music] for me to
come back. Love car.
[music]
Hey,
thanks buddy.
>> [snorts]
[music]
>> Hey, you got any extra penicellin? Like
to borrow some if possible?
Awesome. There you go. Thanks. [music]
Brother, if I die in the com zone, if I
die in com's
got quite a unit there.
Many of them probably won't make it back
home.
>> This is the most difficult mission I've
ever seen for a pilot.
Well, everything seems to be in place.
We should reach the launch zone by
tomorrow morning.
There are patrol boats from 700 nautical
miles of Japan.
All right, we got another telegram.
Japanese patrol ship has been spotted
buried 276°
42 mi away.
>> What are your orders, Admiral?
>> Tell the fleet to get into combat
formation. Maintain full speed.
Our
reader has detected the Japanese patrol.
>> Admiral, we located the Japanese patrol
boat. Direction 9:00.
>> A Yama motorway is a sneaky little
bastard. I didn't expect him to place
their patrol boat so far from their
coastline.
Fire on that boat immediately. We can't
let them stop us from pushing ahead.
We're still too far away from Japan for
too little to launch.
RM Stevens. Sir, get this to the admiral
right away. Yes, sir.
>> Sir,
we've intercepted a new telegram [sighs]
uh from a Japanese patrol boat to their
base.
At 0600 Tokyo time, 650 nautical miles
east away [music] from Indoazaki, we
found three American aircraft carriers
and six destroyers bearing longitude
245°, latitude 67°.
Damn,
one step too late. They already notified
their headquarters about us.
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RM, we got another telegram.
>> Sir, we intercepted a new telegram from
the Japanese Navy commander Yamamoto.
>> Read it to me.
>> Yes, sir. Implement the emergency third
battle plan to repel attacks of the US
aircraft carrier fleet.
The first aircraft carrier fleet will
lead nine submarines [music] and 250
aircraft to search for the American
fleet in the western Pacific Ocean.
Admiral Kondo Namatuki will sail from
Yukusa with six cruisers and 10
destroyers. And Vice Admiral Takosu
Shiro will with four battleships will
set sail from Hiroshima Bay.
The first aircraft carrier fleet. That's
led by Nagumo Churichi. He's got five
aircraft carriers under his command. The
Japanese are sending their entire navy
to welcome us. How far are we from
Japan?
>> About 650 nautical miles, sir. Are still
250 mi from the launch zone. If they
take off now, that means that China is
beyond the B25's maximum range. They
might not have any chance of landing in
there.
>> Admiral, if we continue towards launch
zone, we're going to come headto-head
with the entire Imperial fleet.
>> We don't have any other options.
Tell Doolittle it's time.
That's a level one combat alert. Jimmy
Allie's ordering you boys to take off. I
know we're not there yet, but fleet
hasn't turned back.
>> It's all right, Mitch. The boys are
ready.
>> Good luck. God bless you.
All right, boys.
Take off. Move it. Let's go.
[music]
Come on. Let's go to Tokyo. Everybody
move it. Come on. Come on.
Down. Thanks.
>> That's him. Roto
>> 7701 takes off.
Good work, crew. Now line a compass with
the hornets.
God bless you all.
>> [music]
>> Guys, now it's our show.
Let's show them how we do it.
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speech. Foreign speech.
for
Heat. Heat.
We're getting hit by lots of back here.
Climb is 12,200 ft.
Dropping bombs in 30 seconds.
Clear to drop
away.
Let him have it.
Prepare
to drop.
[screaming]
There we go.
>> [music]
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>> Take out. We got him. We got him, boys.
>> [music]
>> Heat.
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Heat.
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Heat.
[music]
Heat.
[music]
Lieutenant Colonel, we're going to run
out of fuel about 130 mi shy of our
landing spot.
>> You sure about that calculation?
>> Yes, sir. If our planes crash into the
sea, [music] we're all fish food. Feel
that?
>> Yeah. It's a tailwind. It's been strong
since we left [music] Japan. We're going
to make it, boys. Maintain full speed.
>> Roger that.
Bremer,
get the life wrap ready. Load the
supplies. Prepare for bail out.
>> Sir. Sir, the tailwind's starting up
again. There might just be some hope
yet. We'll make it to China.
Look. Look. Land. Contact
Chuchch airfield.
Chuchchow airfield. [music] Chuchchow
airfield. This is US raiders inbound on
your position. Do you copy? Over.
Chucha airfield. This is US raiders
inbound on your position. Do you copy
us? Over.
>> No answer. Climb to 6,000 ft.
>> Sir, still no sign of the airfield.
>> Climb to 8,000 ft. Let's try to fly over
this thick cloud.
Hope we can see the airfield soon.
So, we probably [music] arrived in
Chucha already. You just can't see the
damn airfield.
>> If you see any gaps in the clouds, drop
through them. Just hope this airfield is
down there somewhere.
Keep trying to make contact.
>> Chuchchow airfield. [music] Chuchchow
airfield. This is US Raiders inbound on
your position. Do you copy us? Over.
Chow airfield. We are inbound on your
position. And if you copy us, [music]
respond over.
>> Gage is getting low.
>> Corpal letter, make sure you save the
film from the camera in the back.
Weather's terrible. It's dark. It's
raining. [music]
You can't see anything.
[music]
Plane number seven is out of fuel. I
repeat, plane number seven out of fuel.
Engage the autopilot. Cut the throttles.
Abandon the plane.
That's an order. It's an order, boys.
Bail out.
No other choice.
>> Charles, get out.
>> Go, Charles.
Come on.
Two more.
No, sir.
>> Go
get out of here.
Go.
Quiet.
The time is
[screaming]
[music]
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