In the distance, Diamond Head jutted seaward with comforting familiarity. But in only minutes, the tranquility of the island base would be blasted skyward along with the bulk of the U.S. Pacific fleet. At approximately 070...
In the distance, Diamond Head jutted seaward with comforting familiarity. But in only minutes, the tranquility of the island base would be blasted skyward along with the bulk of the U.S. Pacific fleet. At approximately 0700 hours two radar operators were just ending their shift at the Opana Mobile Radar Station on the north coast of Oahu when a blip appeared on their screen. One of the operators described it as "the biggest sightings he had ever seen". They dutifully reported the approach of the attackers, but were told to disregard them. It was thought that such a massive flight or aircraft could only be a group of B-17s that was expected to arrive from the mainland. At 7:53 A.M., the first wave of Japanese planes hit Pearl Harbour dropping bombs and slamming torpedos into warships that rested peacefully at their moorings.
"AIR RAID PEARL HARBOUR. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!" That stirring radio message went out from Pearl Harbour shortly after the attack began.
The second wave of attack aircraft met a hail of defiant anti-aircraft fire.
Features
Equipment List:
2-Way radio with microphone and headset
Folding bench
Springfield rifle with sling
Shirt with tie, epaulettes and pockets
Campaign hat
Pants
Boots with leggins
Dog tags
Product Notes
Age 5 and up
Additional Information
America lost more than its innocence on the morning of December 7,1941. For months, representatives from the United States and Japan were in negotiatons to halt the Japanese advance in Asia. While negotiations continued, Japan was plotting action of a different kind: they were reading plans to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. With the destruction of the U.S. Fleet, Imperial Forces were confident they could conquer all of Asia. The Japanese Full-scale assault on Pearl Harbour, launched on Sunday morning December 7, 1941, ranks as one of the watershed events in American history. President Franklin D. Roosvelt declared the date of the attack, December 7, 1941,as a date "which will live in infamy".
