Views of Pearl Harbor and environs,immediately after the Japanese air raid on December 7, 1941, that forced the U.S. into World War 2 in the Pacific. Fire smoke and Wreckage, including a Navy Catalina flying boat, on Ford Island. Mechanics salvaging parts from the remaining front half (tail missing) of a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 bomber on the tarmac at Hickam Field. Wings from a B-17 with fuselage missing, in a hangar. Pieces of Air Forces airplanes strewn in front of damaged hangar. Pieces of U.S. Navy aircraft litter the ramp in front of a Ford Island hangar. Workers in a dinghy moving in front of bomb-damaged U.S. battleships. Workers standing on the capsized hull of the USS Arizona. A diver in suit and helmet going below decks of a sunken ship. Debris floating in the water. Pumps discharging water from a damaged battleship.
Japanese air raid attack on Pearl Harbor, Island of Oahu on December 7th, 1941 during World War II. Japanese aircraft take off from Japanese carriers in the Pacific. Formation of Japanese bombers bomb U.S. Navy ships anchored in Pearl Harbor. Smoke billows up from the explosion as the bombers bombard the U.S. ships.
United States Navy ship salvage activities at Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Harbor tug USS Geronimo (YTM-119) and another tug moving the USS Califonia (BB-44) to Drydock number 2, a month after she was successfully refloated. Repair crews watch from her decks as tugs move the battleship. (World War II period).
Activities of the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States during World War 2. The foremast of USS Arizona (BB-39) is dismantled, five months after the ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of December 7, 1941. Men working on the ship. Blow torches being used in the dismantling of the foremast.
The USS Nevada (BB-36) under repair at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She has been re-floated and a large complement of sailors and repair technicians are seen on deck. She flies a large American flag, celebrating her successful recovery. Cranes are seen on her deck. She is being removed from drydock #2 after repairs to topedo and bomb damage suffered Dec 7th, 1941. A tugboat takes her under tow with line attached to the stern. An admiral's barge cuts across the bow of the Nevada. (The USS Nevada entered the Navy's Drydock Number Two, at Pearl Harbor, on February 18, 1942.) (World War II period).
The U.S. Navy base in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Slow camera pan across the harbor with various ships seen. USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) seen at dock. Other ships enter the harbor. Hills in the background. Damaged partially sunken ship in the harbor from the December 7, 1941 attack by the Japanese. (World War II period).