The B25's could not return to the carrier and they could not land on the carrier in any case. They could just barely take off from the carrier. The plan was to fly to Japan, bomb targets and then fly to land in China. A Japanese fishing boat spotted the task force and radioed its position before it could be sunk. The B25's were lunched soon after a few hundred miles earlier than planned rather than risk the carriers. Canceling the operation was not considered seriously. One carrier, the Hornet launched the B25's, while the Enterprise provide cover. Since the B25's launched early very few of them actually landed in China. Most crashed when they ran out of fuel. A couple were shot down over Japan and some of the crews were beheaded. Since the planes launched earlier than planned, even if they had wanted/planned to return to the carriers, they did not have the fuel. Later, Dan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun May 11 2008 - 07:00:29 PDT
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