Tag Archives: Air Raid on Pearl Harbor

7 December 1941

December 7, 2023AviationAir Raid on Pearl Harbor, The Attack on Pearl Harbor, World War IIBryan Swopes

(National Archives)

7 December 1941

December 7, 2023AviationAir Raid on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japanese Navy, Pearl Harbor, The Attack on Pearl Harbor, USS West Virginia (BB-48), World War IIBryan Swopes

The Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 — The Attack on Pearl Harbor. A torpedo has just struck USS West Virginia (BB-48), 7:56 a.m., 7 December 1941 (Imperial Japanese Navy)

7 December 1941

December 7, 2023AviationAir Raid on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japanese Navy, Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 Model 21 Reisen, World War IIBryan Swopes

Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 Model 21 (“Zero”) fighters ready for takeoff aboard an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 7 December 1941. (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 Model 21 (“Zero”) fighters prepare for takeoff aboard IJN Akagi, 7 December 1941. (Imperial Japanese Navy)

A Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 Model 21, A1-108, flown by PO2c Sakae Mori, takes of from IJN Akagi, an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 7 December 1941. (U.S. Navy)