Vertical view photographed from a Japanese aircraft of Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row soon after USS Arizona’s forward magazines exploded, 7 Dec 1941. Note capsized USS Oklahoma

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Caption     Vertical view photographed from a Japanese aircraft of Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row soon after USS Arizona’s forward magazines exploded, 7 Dec 1941. Note capsized USS Oklahoma ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH 50932
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,234 x 2,281 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Jan 2017 03:05:14 PM

Note USS Nevada at left and USS Tennessee & USS West Virginia partially visible through the smoke between Arizona and Oklahoma. Japanese inscription in lower left states that the photograph has been reproduced under Japanese Navy Ministry authorization.

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