Pearl Harbor attack as seen by the attackers

Pearl Harbor attack as seen by the attackers

Aerial bombings; Battlefields; Battleships; Naval aviation

This photograph was taken by a Japanese naval aviator in the first moments of the Pearl Harbor attack. A very high plume of water is visible between USS Oklahoma and USS West Virginia on the far side of Ford Island. Also visible is a Japanese Val dive bomber pulling away just below the tank farm.

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USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)

1941-12-07

Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.

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AZ 517 Box 27 Folder 10; Accession # 73-2-1

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

Photographic print