The "Ruptured Duck", which was the bomber depicted in the movie

Nose-art of the "Ruptured Duck"

Thirty Seconds over Tokyo is a 1944 film based on a 1943 book by Ted W. Lawson. In both the book and film Lawson gives an eye-witness account of the assignment that he and eighty-five volunteer airmen – the "Tokyo Raiders" – carried out in April 1942. Lawson shared his first-hand experience as the pilot of the "Ruptured Duck", the seventh of sixteen B-25s to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. B25-B Mitchell Medium Bomber Ruptured Duck File links The following pages link to this file: Ruptured duck Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Dean Davenport David Thatcher ... B25-B Mitchell Medium Bomber Ruptured Duck File links The following pages link to this file: Ruptured duck Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Dean Davenport David Thatcher ... Nose Art of the B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber Ruptured Duck, which was one of the 16 B25-B bombers to take part in the famous Doolittle Raid. File links The following pages link to this file: Ruptured duck Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Ted W. Lawson ... Nose Art of the B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber Ruptured Duck, which was one of the 16 B25-B bombers to take part in the famous Doolittle Raid. File links The following pages link to this file: Ruptured duck Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Ted W. Lawson ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Ted W. Lawson, 0-399540, Major, United States Army Air Force, born March 7, 1917, died January 19, 1992. ... This article is about the year. ... Ruptured duck was a slang term for the Honorable Service Lapel Pin given American military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during WWII. Other slang terms for the pin included raped duck, etc. ... A B-25 Mitchell in flight during World War II From the Maxwell Air Force Base website (original image). ... The seventh USS Hornet (CV-8) of the United States Navy was an aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being mortally wounded in the Battle of the Santa Cruz...

The film stars Van Johnson as Lawson, Phyllis Thaxter as Ellen Lawson and Spencer Tracy as Gen. James Doolittle, the man who planned the operation. Van Johnson Van Johnson (born Charles Van Johnson on August 25, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American film and television actor. ... Image:ST3. ... Brig. ... The Doolittle Raid was a bomber raid launched by the United States on the Japanese mainland on April 18, 1942. ...

The film is based on the 1942 Dolittle Raid, the first American attack on the Japanese capital following Pearl Harbor. It includes actual footage of B-25 Mitchell medium bombers launching from the USS Hornet at the start of the mission. Doolittle Raid Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date April 18, 1942 Place Tokyo, Japan Result United States propaganda victory The Doolittle Raid was a bomber raid launched on the Japanese mainland on April 18, 1942. ... Satellite image of Pearl Harbor. ... A B-25 Mitchell in flight during World War II From the Maxwell Air Force Base website (original image). ... The seventh USS Hornet (CV-8) of the United States Navy was an aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being mortally wounded in the Battle of the Santa Cruz...

The crew of the Ruptured Duck were: 1st Lt. Ted W. Lawson, 2nd Lt. Dean Davenport, 2nd Lt. Charles McClure, 2nd. Lt. Robert Cleaver, and Cpl. David Thatcher. Ted W. Lawson, 0-399540, Major, United States Army Air Force, born March 7, 1917, died January 19, 1992. ... The Ruptured Duck, which Davenport co-piloted Dean Davenport, 0-427310, Colonel, United States Air Force, Born June 29, 1918, Spokane, Washington Davenport graduated from Portland High School, Portland, Oregon in 1937. ... Charles L. McClure, 0-431647, Captain, United States Army Air Force, Born October 4, 1916. ... Robert Stevenson Clever, 0-432331, First lieutenant, United States Army Air Force, Born May 22, 1914, Died November 20, 1942 Cleaver enlisted as Aviation Cadet at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on March 15, 1941. ... The Ruptured Duck B-25 Baomber of the Doolittle Raid David J. Thatcher, 19019573, Staff Sergeant, United States Army Air Force, Born July 31, 1921, Bridger, Montana Thatcher completed High School and enlisted in military service, December 3, 1940. ...

Experimental rock band Pere Ubu's 1975 debut single is named after the film. Pere Ubu are an experimental rock music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

External link

• Thirty Seconds over Tokyo at the Internet Movie Database