Doolittle Raid Archival Footage Dissection - Episode 511

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take a look at the archival footage from the famous Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. There are several iconic moments in Pacific War history, or WWII for that matter, and the Doolittle Raid ranks right up there in the top five for sure. The guys take a peek at some footage that hasn't been seen very much, as well as some of the more famous images, dissecting the shots, identifying the planes, the crews, and their fates as they make their way through the material. This is a good one! Sorry for the audio issues. #wwiihistory #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima#bullhalsey #ace #p47 #p38 #fighter #fighterpilot #b29 #strategicstudying #tokyo #boeing #incendiary #usa #franklin #okinawa #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear #nationalarchives #nara #johnford #hollywood #fdr #president #roosevelt #doolittle #doolittleraid

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The The
0:23.6	The Hello and welcome to episode 511 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:47.0	My name is Seth Bairdon, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi on Forces Museum.
0:50.5	And with me as always is my co-host.
0:52.9	This is esteemed author and historian, John Partial, good buddy, John Partial.
0:56.8	How are you today?
0:58.8	Esteemed author, that seems awfully high pollutant.
1:01.9	I don't know.
1:05.8	You know what?
1:07.2	If you don't let other people toot your own horn, you can't toot your own horn.
1:11.9	Because then you look like a tool.
1:13.7	So it's like, you know, you just take it when it comes.
1:15.7	Also true.
1:16.8	My wife doesn't want me tooting my horn.
1:18.8	You know, she's just keep the head as little expanded as possible.
1:24.0	Anyway, exactly.
1:24.8	I can't hardly get through the door myself.
1:26.5	But anyway, that's right.
1:27.1	All right. So before we get started on today's topic,
1:30.9	footage exploration, there is something that we wanted to bring up that you wanted to
1:35.4	bring up, John. And a stute viewer on one, when we did our Pearl Harbor Newsreel
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