 
Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941
Wrecked planes on Wheeler Air Field flight line, with Hangar 2 in background and (on the right) tent quarters where many enlisted men were killed Dec. 7, 1941.
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Posted: 12/5/2012
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Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941
This hastily constructed gun emplacement in front of Hangar 5, Hickam Air Field, was manned shortly after the raid Dec. 7, 1941 by Pvt. 1st Class Raymond Perry (left, with binoculars) and Cpl. Howard Marquardt of South Dakota. A burned-out aircraft engine, sand bags, table, and debris from the attack made up the construction material for this bunker.
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Posted: 12/5/2012
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Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941
Members of the Hawaiian Air Force's Headquarters Squadron, 17th Tow Target Squadron and 23d Materiel Squadron watch Japanese high-Ievel horizontal bombers heading toward Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. (John W. Wilson)
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Posted: 12/5/2012
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Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941
A report entitled “7 December 1941: The Air Force Story” compiled by the Pacific Air Forces Office of History obtained this photo of Wheeler Air Field taken by a Japanese Empire pilot to record the battle damage to the U.S. Air Forces Dec. 7, 1941.
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Posted: 12/5/2012
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Hickam Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941
Airmen with other personnel man a gun emplacement set up in a bomb crater between Hangars 11-13 and 15-17, Hickam Field, Dec. 7, 1941.
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Hickam Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941
The first bombs to strike Hickam Field Dec. 7, 1941 were dropped on Hawaiian Air Depot buildings and the hangar line, causing thick clouds of smoke to billow upward. (Courtesy photo, John W. Wilson)
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Old Glory Dec. 7, 1941
Old Glory waves over Hickam Field, bearing silent witness to the brutality of the Japanese attack Dec. 7, 1941. This same flag later flew above the United Nations charter meeting in San Francisco, over the Big Three conference at Potsdam, and above the White House Aug. 14, 1945 when the Japanese accepted terms of surrender. It was part of a historical display at the Air Force Academy until returned for permanent display at Hickam Air Force Base in 1980. (Air Force Photo)
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Posted: 12/5/2012
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UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on
Tech. Sgt. Robert Leidenfrost was a bombardier with the 560th Squadron under the 388th Bombardment Group during World War II. The 388th BG memorial, which was re-dedicated at Coney Weston, England, July 14, 2012, is dedicated to the Airmen who lost their lives while serving in the 388th BG at Knettishall Airfield. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Leydenfrost)
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Posted: 7/23/2012
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UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on
The last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe performs a fly-over above the former Knettishall Airfield, England, July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)
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Posted: 7/23/2012
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents the Silver Star, posthumously awarded to Capt. Francis Gary Powers, to the captain’s grandchildren, Francis Gary “Trey” Powers III and Lindsey Barry, on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz celebrates with Gary Powers Jr. and Dee Powers, children of Capt. Francis Gary Powers, after Schwartz presented the captain’s posthumous Silver Star to the family on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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