Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. Animated map shows Manila, Singapore, Hong Kong, Nippon, Pacific Ocean and the USA. An arrow points out from Nippon to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two Japanese aircraft carriers, the Kaga and the Zuikaku underway at sea as seen from the carrier Akagi. Waves of water dash over a deck. Japanese crew on the deck. Japanese Naval officers look through binoculars. An officer briefs Japanese pilots. A chart drawn on a blackboard. Japanese aircraft in flight. The pilots being briefed . The pilots run towards their aircraft and get ready for a take off. A signal flag is waved. The first Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service B5N (Kate) bomber takes off. A formation of nine A6M Zeros in flight. The mast of a ship. Japanese aircraft in flight. Three Kates in flight. Ford Island and airfield seen below. Aircraft dropping bombs. Honolulu smoking due to the bombardment. 3 PBY (Patrol Bomber Consolidated Aircraft) Catalinas. Bomb bursts near airplanes on the field. Pearl Harbor smokes. Animation shows war losses suffered by the U.S. A formation of A6M Zeros in flight. A Japanese war ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Three Japanese warships underway. (Note: The attack began about 8AM December 7th, Honolulu time, which was 3AM, December 8th, Tokyo time.)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. USS Oglala sunken on her side beside a dock. USS California as she settles lower in water. Other ships in the background. Barracks and headquarters of U.S. Pacific Fleet Battle Force on Ford Island. The U.S. flag flying in front of the building. The U.S. flag fluttering on the stern of USS Honolulu in a navy yard dock behind the main 1010 dock.
U.S. warplanes burning at airfield from attack by Japanese airplanes. Armed military responding to the attack run past the burning planes. At least one of the burning aircraft is a B-17 bomber. (World War II period).
The Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Buddhist temple and surrounding hills in Honolulu, Hawaii. Clouds in the sky pass over the hills. A traditional Japanese wooden temple made from wood in the temple grounds.
United States armed sentry at guard post outside military building. Another armed soldier on the roof. Sentry checks soldier entering in a jeep. Numerous school children in an orderly line, entering their school building. Workers using hoes cultivate a pineapple field. Woman placing cloth on barbed wire fence. A formation of U.S. aircraft flying overhead. A building surrounded by barbed wire. Workers loading crates of pineapples onto a truck. Women weaving cloth strips into camouflage netting.Views of mountains and clouds. Hawaiian civilian workers stretching chicken wire over vertical poles. Workers cultivating pineapple plants with hoes. View from vehicle driving toward, and over a bridge guarded by armed sentry. Road signs indicate intersection of U.S. Route 1 and local Route 130. Sign on building reads: "Haleiwa." U.S. Navy sailors walk at Honolulu Harbor past the "Aloha Tower" covered in camouflage paint. (World War II period).
Views of damage caused in Waikiki residential area caused by Japanese attack. Shows automobiles and houses hit by shrapnel and bullets. Japanese planes can be seen in sky and men carrying wounded on stretcher. Broken, main water line and wrecked buildings are shown. Civilian men and women rushing around during bombing and immediate aftermath. School children and women inside a building. View of Japanese Midget suicide submarine in water. (World War II period).