 
66 percent of Pacific air force assets destroyed in hours
A burned U.S. B -17C after the Empire of Japan attacked Wheeler Air Field Dec. 7, 1941. The attack well known for crippling the U.S. Pacific Naval Fleet also left approximately 700 U.S Airmen killed or wounded and 66 percent of the Air Force strength in Hawaii decimated. The Japanese lost only 29 pilots from more than 350 planes launched from aircraft carriers north of Hawaii. (Courtesy Photo/Tai Sing Loo, Pearl Harbor's main cameraman 1918 to 1948)
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Posted: 12/5/2012
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Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941
Resourceful aircrews remove parts from a P-40 destroyed in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Wheeler Air Base for us on other repairable aircraft.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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WWWII Army Air Force fighter
Maj. Shawna Kimbrell and 1st Lt. Justin Cleveland talk with Italian aviation enthusiast Sergio Maron about the World War II Army Air Force fighter wreckage found in the Adriatic Sea during a ceremony Nov. 14, 2009, at the Chioggia Lagoon in Italy. The wreckage, believed to be a P-47 Thunderbolt that crashed into the Adriatic in the mid-1940s, was recovered during a fishing expedition in May 2009. Major Kimbrell and Lieutenant Cleveland are F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman LaVel D. Sterling)
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Posted: 12/10/2009
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Italian fishermen net historic 'Jug' at sea
Italian fisherman Filippo Salvagno talks in front of aircraft wreckage, believed to be a World War II Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, that crashed into the Adriatic Sea in the mid-1940s Nov. 14, 2009, at the Chioggia Lagoon in Italy. Mr. Salvagno recovered a large section of the aircraft during a fishing expedition in May 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman LaVel D. Sterling)
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