Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle takes off in his B-25 from the deck of the USS Hornet. This is the only time U.S. Army Air Forces or, after 1947, U.S. Air Force, bombers ever took off from an aircraft carrier. After the raid, Lt. Col. Doolittle was immediately promoted to brigadier general, thus skipping the grade of colonel, and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Photo courtesy of 28th Bomb Wing historian’s office)