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PEARL HARBOUR, 1941-12-07. THE JAPANESE CARRIER FLEET MADE A SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOUR, 360 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT ATTACKING UNITED STATES SHIPS AND THE OAHU AIRFIELDS. OF THE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIPS IN PORT, SIX WERE SUNK AND ONE RUN ASHORE; 120 AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED AND 2,403 MEN WERE KILLED. THE JAPANESE LOST 27 AIRCRAFT. SHOWN, A LAUNCH ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE A MAN WHO JUMPED OVERBOARD FROM THE TORPEDOED BATTLESHIP USS WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH IS SINKING ALONGSIDE THE USS TENNESSEE. THIS IS A SLIGHTLY CROPPED VERSION OF THE IMAGE HELD AS 106586. (UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY PHOTOGRAPH)
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US Military History Section
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Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
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Copyright expired - public domain
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