Aerial view of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack, 7 Dec 1941; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft

Historical Information
Caption     Aerial view of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack, 7 Dec 1941; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Date 7 Dec 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 50930
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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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".

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 4,804 x 3,380 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
7 May 2010 08:23:10 PM

Hit by anti-aircraft fire, over Pearl Harbor
Airman 1st Class, Keigo Hanal's B5N2 at
center of photo, breaks away from Battleship
row.
At extreme upper right of photo you can see a plane from Carrier Soryu, approaching from
the right, looking east.
2. Denn says:
24 Aug 2011 10:44:43 AM

Very early into the raid, but Utah, West Virginia, and Oklahoma are already listing due to torpedoes.
3. john says:
16 Oct 2011 09:46:02 AM

I found this picture in my closet awhile back,it is the property of a pearl harbor survivor,where these givin to the surviors,or is it rare?
4. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
3 Jul 2012 03:45:25 PM

Above still comes from footage shot by the Japanese during the Pearl Harbor Raid, and later captured by US forces.
Footage was shot during torpedo attacks on US Battleships moored next to Ford Island the splash is a torpedo hit on Battleship USS West Virginia.

PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS:

Looking east with supply depot, submarine base and tank farm (fuel tanks) located in center in the distance.
Look at lower right of the photo, you can just see the Japanese Characters that State:

Photograph was reproduced by authorization of the Navy Ministry.

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