It is based on the true story of the Doolittle Raid , America 's first retaliatory air strike against Japan four months after the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor .
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a 1944 American war film released by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer .
It is based on the true story of the Doolittle Raid , American 's first retaliatory air strike against Japan four months after the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor .
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a 1944 American war film released by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer .