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[Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress during Pearl Harbor attack]
Photograph of a United States Army Air Corps Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress aircraft (tail number 41-2408) at Hickam Field during the Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. Smoke from the damaged USS Arizona is visible in the background. Caption from print of negative: "Hickam Field, Hawaii. December 7, 1941. B-17E in foreground and B-17D right background, after arrival from Hamilton Field,…
[Destroyed Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress]
Photograph of the front portion of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress aircraft that was destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack, Hickam Field, December 7, 1941. The aircraft was attacked by Japanese forces while attempting to land. Bullets hit magnesium flares, igniting a fire that led to the aircraft breaking in two.Typed caption glued to verso: "Hickam Field, Hawaii. Dec. 7, 1941.This is the B-17C…
["The News Parade" newsreel footage of Pearl Harbor attack, circa December 1941]
Newsreel footage of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, produced as part of "The News Parade" series by Castle Films, circa December 1941. The segment, titled "Japs Bomb U.S.A.!," uses title cards and brief clips to describe events prior to, during, and after the bombing. Scenes featured in these clips include Emperor Hirohito with Japanese troops, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull…