Pearl Harbour, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. 1941-12-07. The Japanese made a surprise air attack on ...

Accession Number P02018.050
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Pearl Harbour, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. 1941-12-07. The Japanese made a surprise air attack on the US Naval base at Pearl Harbour on a quiet Sunday morning. A launch is shown attempting to rescue a man who jumped overboard from the torpedoed battleship West Virginia which is sinking alongside the USS Tennessee. Thick clouds of black smoke billow out from the damaged US Navy vessels.

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