Sailors clear debris from the apron near Hangar 6 on Ford Island. USS Shaw (DD-373) burns in the background. The pile of dirt in the center of the image may be the bomb hit from Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Takahashi of Shokaku, leading nine Aichi D3A Type 99 dive bombers armed with 250 kilogram (550 pound) bombs. The others scored six hits, causing extensive fires and burning part of Hangar 6. Thirty-three of seventy aircraft were destroyed or heavily damaged. Patrol Wing Two repaired several aircraft for reconnaissance flights within hours of the attack. | |
Image Filename | wwii1405.jpg |
Image Size | 2.42 MB |
Image Dimensions | 2924 x 2315 |
Photographer | Unknown |
Photographer Title | United States Navy |
Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
Date Photographed | December 08, 1941 |
Location | Hangar 6, Ford Island Naval Air Station |
City | Pearl Harbor |
State or Province | Hawaii |
Country | United States of America |
Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
Record Number | NRHS-21-DCHIHIHC-HC298-298REXH14(25) |
Status | Caption ©2010, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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