B5N torpedo bomber taking off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941

Historical Information
Caption     B5N torpedo bomber taking off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Pacific Ocean
Date 7 Dec 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 50603
 
Related Content
More on...   
B5N   Main article  Photos  
Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Shokaku   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
Licensing Information
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you.
 
Metadata
Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 740 x 519 pixels



Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Please help us spread the word:

 Reddit
 Bluesky
 Mastodon

Stay updated with WW2DB:

 RSS Feeds

Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
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.
2. Commenter identity confirmed 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.
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)

All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.

Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name 
Your Webite 
Your Email 
 Your email will not be published
Comment Type 
Your Comments 
 

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.
Search WW2DB


News

Random Photograph

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and his cabinet ministers, Tokyo, Japan, 18 Oct 1941, photo 1 of 2

Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."

Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!