| Caption | D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in background | |||||||||||||
| Source | United States National Archives | |||||||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-182259 | |||||||||||||
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3 Jan 2009 01:29:58 PM
Something odd about this splendid picture. The carrier in the foreground has its aircraft spotted aft, presumably warming up prior to launch. The carrier in the background (Soryu) has its aircraft spotted forward, as if it has just recovered them. I can't think of a point on 7 December when such a combination happened. All the KB carriers launched and recovered simultaneously, as far as I am aware - excepting CAP.