USS Enterprise on the Doolittle Raid

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:38 pm

What role did the USS Enterprise play durng the Doolittle Raid? Were its planes to provide combat patrol over the USS Hornet as they got closer to Japan?

JOMiller · **Joined:** Mon May 30, 2011 8:27 am **Posts:** 321

Correct Pat, with the B-25s lashed to the Hornet she would be helpless.
Enterprise screened her.

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:14 pm

Thanks Owen. I assume the combat patrol wasnt necessary because the B-25's took of much sooner than planned.

JOMiller · **Joined:** Mon May 30, 2011 8:27 am **Posts:** 321

I don't remember at what point from Japan it was,
but ENT maintained anti-sub patrol over the entire
force and there were "ready" fighters armed on the
flight deck.

O

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