Pearl Harbor Historical Photos
Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from the Shokaku
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U.S. Naval Historical Center
Public Domain Photographs
Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier (reportedly Shokaku) to attack Pearl Harbor during the morning of 7 December 1941. Plane in the foreground is a "Zero" Fighter. This is probably the launch of the second attack wave. The original photograph was captured on Attu in 1943.
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