Seaplane hanger ablaze after being bombed by Japanese aircraft, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941, photo 1 of 2

Caption     Seaplane hanger ablaze after being bombed by Japanese aircraft, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-19944
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Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,426 x 1,119 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Sid Gillman says:
9 Apr 2018 05:09:06 PM

This is actually Hangar 6 on the southern end of Ford Island. Photo is taken from the water tower which like Hangar 6 is no longer there. Notice the wrecked seaplanes (PBY & OS2U) on ramp, aircraft here but not at Ewa Field.
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Mar 2019 06:47:53 PM

Sid Gilman (above):
It has only taken us 11 months to address this (plus another viewer pointing out the same error), but the caption and links have finally been corrected. Thank you for pointing this out.

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