U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command The Akagi aircraft carrier was sunk during the Battle of Midway, during which hundreds of Japanese and US sailors died The Petrel also worked with the US ...

An A6M2 Zero fighter pictured on the flight deck of the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi around the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. (Naval History and Heritage ...

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor achieved as nearly complete a surprise on an opponent as any in military history. Ever ...

Japanese aerial forces swarmed across Oahu toward their targets. The Tora signal was sent back to the fleet, indicating that ...

7, 1941, Japanese aerial forces swarmed across Oahu ... Each had a red fuselage stripe indicating it came from the aircraft carrier Akagi. As escorts, they were high above and to the left of ...