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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. HERE SAILORS AND AIRMEN AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION ON FORD ISLAND WATCH IN A DAZE AS THE SHIP USS ARIZONA EXPLODES. A SLIGHTLY CROPPED VERSION OF THE IMAGE IS HELD AS 043821. (US NAVY PHOTOGRAPH)
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