... off Midway Atoll, April 13, 1942 For Marine Hornet , the encounter with the Enterprise is both a source of relief and jealousy.
relief because it's the latter, and its accompanying ships, has the job protection a fleet now dangerously close to Japanese waters.
Jealousy because the Enterprise, in the same class as the Hornet, but put into service three years ago, has already become a legend Navy a legend, since the first day of the war, n ' has also continued to rub the Japanese while enjoying himself a chance insolent (1)
For Airmen Doolittle, however, this meeting at sea is that the opportunity to spice up a trip whose routine was previously broken by the drills and maneuvers of the heavy (and slow) oil replenishing ships at sea Everything changed however in the afternoon of April 17 when Halsey, noting that the squadron is now only about 1500 kms of coast of Japan, will take decision to leave the oil behind him and under the protection of the destroyers, and fly to Japan to over 20 knots with only his cruisers and two aircraft carriers ...
(1) of fact, the Enterprise, but ripped into several times, will survive the war while the Hornets, will be sunk 26 October 1942 at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
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