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Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 6 Apr 1925Akagi underway during trials in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, 17 Jun 1927; note the triple flight deckHaruna in harbor, circa 1929-1931; note Akagi (background left), Hosho (background right), and several Momi or Wakatake-class destroyersCarrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 15 Aug 1930
Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 6 Apr 1925Akagi underway during trials in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, 17 Jun 1927; note the triple flight deckHaruna in harbor, circa 1929-1931; note Akagi (background left), Hosho (background right), and several Momi or Wakatake-class destroyersCarrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 15 Aug 1930
Carrier Akagi off Osaka, Japan with B1M and B2M aircraft on board, 15 Oct 1934Japanese pilots Masao Asai and Masao Sato aboard carrier Akagi in the East China Sea, 1938-1939; note A5M fighter in backgroundAkagi in Sukumo Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 27 Apr 1939Kirishima and Akagi in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 27 Apr 1939
Carrier Akagi off Osaka, Japan with B1M and B2M aircraft on board, 15 Oct 1934Japanese pilots Masao Asai and Masao Sato aboard carrier Akagi in the East China Sea, 1938-1939; note A5M fighter in backgroundAkagi in Sukumo Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 27 Apr 1939Kirishima and Akagi in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 27 Apr 1939
Akagi at sea, mid-1941; note three A6M Zero fighters at the forward edge of the flight deckJapanese carriers Zuikaku (foreground), Kaga (center), and Akagi (background) underway toward Hitokappu Bay, Iturup, Kurile Islands, Nov 1941; note ZuikakuA6M2 Zero fighter aboard carrier Akagi prior or during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941Carrier Akagi, battleship Hiei, and battleship Kirishima in the Pacific Ocean en route toward US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Dec 1941
Akagi at sea, mid-1941; note three A6M Zero fighters at the forward edge of the flight deckJapanese carriers Zuikaku (foreground), Kaga (center), and Akagi (background) underway toward Hitokappu Bay, Iturup, Kurile Islands, Nov 1941; note Zuikaku's anti-aircraft armamentA6M2 Zero fighter aboard carrier Akagi prior or during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941Carrier Akagi, battleship Hiei, and battleship Kirishima in the Pacific Ocean en route toward US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Dec 1941
A Zero fighter took off from Akagi for the attack on Pearl Harbor in the US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941D3A dive bomber taking off from carrier Akagi to join the second wave of Pearl Harbor attackers, 7 Dec 1941D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in backgroundD3A1 dive bombers warming up aboard carrier Akagi, off Hawaiian Islands, 7 Dec 1941
A Zero fighter took off from Akagi for the attack on Pearl Harbor in the US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941D3A dive bomber taking off from carrier Akagi to join the second wave of Pearl Harbor attackers, 7 Dec 1941D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in backgroundD3A1 dive bombers warming up aboard carrier Akagi, off Hawaiian Islands, 7 Dec 1941
Japanese Navy pilot Lieutenant Zenji Abe posing in front of a A6M2 Zero fighter aboard Akagi, late 1941-early 1942B5N1 taking off from carrier Akagi, circa Mar-Apr 1942Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deckFlight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just took off from the carrier, Indian Ocean, Apr 1942; note D3A Type 99 dive bombers preparing for takeoff on the flight deck
Japanese Navy pilot Lieutenant Zenji Abe posing in front of a A6M2 Zero fighter aboard Akagi, late 1941-early 1942B5N1 taking off from carrier Akagi, circa Mar-Apr 1942Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deckFlight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just took off from the carrier, Indian Ocean, Apr 1942; note D3A Type 99 dive bombers preparing for takeoff on the flight deck

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