Wreckage of a Japanese A6M2 Zero fighter at Buliding 52 (Ordinance Machine Shop) at Fort Kamehameha, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; the fighter was flown by Petty Officer 1st Class Takeshi Hirano

Caption     Wreckage of a Japanese A6M2 Zero fighter at Buliding 52 (Ordinance Machine Shop) at Fort Kamehameha, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; the fighter was flown by Petty Officer 1st Class Takeshi Hirano ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force Museum
Identification Code   050607-F-1234P-005
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Photo Size 1,800 x 1,434 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
5 Jul 2011 07:14:15 AM

Zero A1-154 flown by Petty Officer 1st Class Takeshi Hirno from carrier Akagi was in the first attack wave over Pearl Harbor.

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