The Forgotten FIRST 'Doolittle Raid' 1938!

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Four years before Jimmy Doolittle led his daring raid on Tokyo someone else attacked Japan by air, using American-built aircraft. Find out more here...

Many thanks to Kento Hall for suggesting this excellent topic!

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Sources:
- 'Illusive Target: Bombing Japan from China' by Richard L. Dunn, War Birds Forum, 2006
- 'Xu Huansheng' Wikipedia article

Credits: Library of Congress; US National Archives
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