Caption | P-40 fighters and hangars burning at Wheeler Field, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 1996.488.029.041 | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
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5 Feb 2008 08:24:56 PM
Wheeler Field is in on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu and was attacked during the Pearl Harbor Raid!