ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341630
| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1941 |
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| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 2361 |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Ford Island NAS, Pearl Harbor, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted a surprise military strike against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers.
Many of the US Navy's Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina flying boats based at Ford Island NAS, Pearl Harbor were destroyed.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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