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[Aichi D3A aircraft in flight near Hickam Field during Pearl Harbor attack]

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_133SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 3CreatorUnited States. Army. Air CorpsEmbree, Lee R., 1915-2008DescriptionPhotograph of two Imperial Japanese Navy Aichi D3A aircraft in flight near Hickam Field during the Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. Photo was taken by Lee Embree from a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress aircraft attempting to land at the field.

Inscription: "(12-7-41-8:30A) A.C. Photo by Sgt. Lee Embree."

Typed caption glued to verso: "#4—Hickam Field, Hawaii. Dec. 7, 1941. The same two Japanese aircraft as shown in photo #3, after strafing our aircraft from the rear, pass on toward Pearl Harbor or Hickam Field. This was our third attempt to land at Hickam Field and our last, because we were very low on fuel. This and photo #3 are said to be the first aerial photographs by the United States at the start of our involvement in WWII. Photo by---S/Sgt. Lee R. Embree, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, USAAC."Creation Date1941-12-07SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945United States. Army. Air Corps. Reconnaissance Squadron, 38thUnited States. Army. Air CorpsPearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941Aichi D3A Val (Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber)Boeing B-17E Flying FortressAirplanes, MilitaryJapan. KaigunJapan. Imperial NavyHickam Air Force Base (Hawaii)Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)PlaceHawaiiUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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[Aichi D3A aircraft in flight near Hickam Field during Pearl Harbor attack]