Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Shipyard, Japan, 6 Apr 1925Carrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 15 Aug 1927Akagi and Hiei (misidentified as Kongo) in harbor, circa 1932-34Akagi underway, circa 1927-1935; note the triple flight deck
Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Shipyard, Japan, 6 Apr 1925Carrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 15 Aug 1927Akagi and Hiei (misidentified as Kongo) in harbor, circa 1932-34Akagi underway, circa 1927-1935; note the triple flight deck
Akagi in Sukumo Bay, Shikoku, Japan, 27 Apr 1939A Zero fighter took off from Akagi for Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in backgroundB5N1 taking off from carrier Akagi, circa Mar-Apr 1942
Akagi in Sukumo Bay, Shikoku, Japan, 27 Apr 1939A Zero fighter took off from Akagi for Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in backgroundB5N1 taking off from carrier Akagi, circa Mar-Apr 1942
Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deckFlight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just took off from the carrier, Apr 1942Akagi and a destroyer under B-17 attack at Midway, shortly after 0800, 4 Jun 1942Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at Midway
Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deckFlight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just took off from the carrier, Apr 1942Akagi and a destroyer under B-17 attack at Midway, shortly after 0800, 4 Jun 1942Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at Midway


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