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The raiders ran out of fuel because they had to launch early because the taskforce was spotted by a Japanese patrol boat. The Soviets didn't get US bomber tech
by jordanb 12y ago
The raiders ran out of fuel because they had to launch early because the taskforce was spotted by a Japanese patrol boat.
The Soviets didn't get US bomber technology from the Doolittle raid, they got it from emergency landings of B-29s in Soviet territory during the strategic bombing of Japan in 1944:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4