U.S. Navy TBF Avenger air crews being briefed by a group commander, on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during World War 2. A long line of Avengers parked with wings folded. They start engines and begin to taxi with wings still folded.
Standing in front of an F4F with its engine running and the plane captain in its cockpit, Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, Commander of Navy Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) discusses a planned flight with Lieutenant Edward "Butch" O'Hare, as they look over a map. (This sequence is repeated again for the camera.) LCDR Thach boards his aircraft, as plane captain steps out of cockpit and stows his map. Thach's plane has 3 Japanese victory flags painted below the cockpit. The Squadron's Felix-the-Cat logo is seen on the fuselage.The plane captain helps Thach get strapped in and settled in the cockpit. Thach gives a thumbs up indicating he is ready. Lt. O'Hare climbs aboard his F4F, which displays 5 Japanese victory flags. (O'Hare is the U.S. Navy's first air ace of World War 2.) His plane captain stows his map and O'Hare straps himself in and runs his cockpit checks. He gives a thumbs up indicating he is ready.
Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States during World War II. A view of Pearl Harbor. A destroyer in the background. Several small craft underway . A motor torpedo boat at Pearl Harbor. An explosion in water. Japanese aircraft fly overhead, as seen from deck of Navy Hospital Ship USS Solace (AH-5). Silhouette of Pearl Harbor and the area. A battleship underway at Pearl Harbor. Smoke rises in the background. Large explosion on the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) in the background, as a human finger points at the explosion. Black smoke rises from the burning battleship. Flak in the sky overhead. Burning ships at Pearl Harbor.
USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States. Military dignitaries and civilian dignitaries arrive at the memorial in a boat. Military dignitaries arrive with guests. U.S. Navy Admiral Perry and other officers arrive at the entrance. Six U.S. Air Force Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (A4Ds) fly in formation over the area. Rear Admiral (RADM) C.A. Buchanan gives an introduction for dedication of the memorial. Civilian dignitary speaks from the podium with ships in the background. Officers, dignitaries and guests seated in chairs.
Joint Congressional Investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack in the United States. Officials gather in the court room. Officials seated at their desk and Retired U.S. Army Major General Walter Short addresses them about the Pearl Harbor attack. He states that no mention was ever made by the Japanese for the attack on Hawaii. The United States had no idea to be prepared for the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor. On December 7th 1941. The United States Army was not notified about the attack even at that time. (World War II period).
A prelude to the entry of United States in World War II, from the "Why We Fight" series. U.S. Army band marching along with the troops. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese during World War II. Night view of air raids in London and anti-aircraft fire amid British building silhouettes. British buildings collapsing and burning during blitz in Battle of Britain. Cavalry and tank battles in Russia against Nazi German forces. Montage of quick shots of German Panzer tank and German Luftwaffe aircraft operations in Western Europe. German troops marching through Paris at Arc de Triomphe. German heavy rail guns firing. Dead bodies of Japanese bombing victims lying on the street in China. German navy ships underway at sea. German army forces advancing in invasion of Czechoslovakia. Very low flying German trimotor bomber aircraft passing overhead over treeline. German invasion of Poland. German heavy artillery guns and railway guns firing. Fighter aircraft plunging toward ground and crashing. German paratroopers being dropped over Holland, Netherlands in invasion of Netherlands. Aerial views of German aircraft passing by Parthenon and ancient Greek monuments in Greece. More heavy rail gun shots. Germans invading Belgium, Albania, Yugoslavia.
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