A group photo of fighter pilots on the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Zuikaku the day before attacking Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Second row, third person from the right is fighter division officer Masao Sato. To his left, Masatoshi Makino, Yuzo Tsukamoto. Last person on right is Tetsuzo Iwamoto
Photograph by Seiichi Tsukuda
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Empire of Japan launched a surprise military strike on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the U.S. was a neutral country in World War II. The air raid on Pearl Harbor, which was launched from aircraft carriers, resulted in the U.S. declaring war on Japan the next day. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI, and as Operation Z during its planning.
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