
Caption | B5N2 torpedo bomber taking off from carrier Zuikaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 0720 hours on 7 Dec 1941 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Added Date | 7 Nov 2009 | ||||||||||||
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26 Jul 2011 09:35:57 AM
Photo shows Japanese aircraft were not launched by catapult. The carrier turned into the wind, to give aircraft enought lift
looks like the Kate's pilot is fighting a crosswind as well.