![B5N torpedo bomber taking off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/battle_pearl2.jpg)
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Caption | B5N torpedo bomber taking off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Date | 7 Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | NH 50603 | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 519 pixels |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2.
Bill says:
7 May 2010 08:34:15 PM
Photo of (Kate) taking off from the Carrier
Zuikaku.
The pilots could be eather:
Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki,First Squadron
Lt. Jyozo Iwami,Second Squadron
Lt. Yoshiaki Tsubola,Third Squadron
Aircraft were in second attack wave, against
Hickam Field.

7 May 2010 08:34:15 PM
Photo of (Kate) taking off from the Carrier
Zuikaku.
The pilots could be eather:
Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki,First Squadron
Lt. Jyozo Iwami,Second Squadron
Lt. Yoshiaki Tsubola,Third Squadron
Aircraft were in second attack wave, against
Hickam Field.
3. Why Do You Need To Know My Name? says:
7 Mar 2018 02:45:50 PM
This Text did not give me much information, I'm working on a school project about this picture and I only got one sentence out of it, and I need around two paragraphs (10 sentences)
7 Mar 2018 02:45:50 PM
This Text did not give me much information, I'm working on a school project about this picture and I only got one sentence out of it, and I need around two paragraphs (10 sentences)
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29 Apr 2010 05:41:58 PM
Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber (Kate) takes-
off from either the Zuikaku or Shokaku.
This is second attack wave, note cheering
crewmen,who must by yelling "Banzai,banzai"
Note:
Japanese Naval Ensign, with its disk of the
sun and sixteen red rays, this was flown
by the Japanese Navy until the end of WWII.
And was later re-adopted by the Japanese
Maritime Self-Defense Force in 1954.