Description
MP 71-8:99
Castle Films
Newsreel
09:37
Col. Jimmy Doolittle prepares for the raid over Tokyo. Pilots and planes are shown on board the carrier. The planes take off in choppy seas and successfully bomb targets. It’s the first time Tokyo is bombed. Doolittle received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Educational Information
Catagory: World War ll
Educational Level: 6th grade and up
Warning: prescreen for wartime violence
Production Information
Director:
Producer: Castle Films
Year: 1942
Run Time: 09:37
Color: B&W
Format: DVD
Public Domain?: yes
Critics Corner Review
Rating: Very Good
This film contains archival film footage of the preparations for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo mission and of the actual planes taking off from the aircraft carrier. Students enjoyed this film and teachers felt it would be appropriate to show to either an American History class or a Global History class. The one part of the film that got mixed reviews was the interview at the end. Teachers liked it because it explained the strategy behind the Doolittle mission, but the students were more interested in the naval footage.
