American B-25 bombers taking part in the “Doolittle raid” on the deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) aircraft carrier on their way to Japan.
The photo also shows the destroyer Gwin (USS Gwin (DD-433) and (in the distance) light cruiser “Nashville” (USS Nashville (CL-43) class “Brooklyn”.
Date: April 1942
Source of the B-25 bomber: National Museum of the US Air Force.