The Aftermath
#otd a view looking toward the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard from the Aiea area, on the morning of 7 December 1941, during or soon after the end...
PBY being saved at Kaneohe Bay
#otd Sailors attempt to save a burning PBY at Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, during the Japanese air raid. This plane was set...
USS West Virginia BB-48 afire
#otd USS West Virginia BB-48 afire forward, immediately after the Japanese air attack. USS Tennessee BB-43 is on the sunken battleship's...
A view of Pearl Harbor during the attack
#otd Panoramic view of Pearl Harbor, during the Japanese raid, with anti-aircraft shell bursts overhead. Looking southwesterly from the...
USS Arizona BB-39 ablaze
#otd The forward superstructure and Number Two 14/45 triple gun turret of the sunken USS Arizona BB-39, afire after the Japanese raid, 7...
Val bombers prepare to launch
#otd Japanese Navy Type 99 Carrier Bombers (Val) prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier during the morning of 7 December 1941. Ship...
Still standing strong!
One more of USS Hornet CVS-12 on her 80th anniversary for this evening. Here is a look at her island with San Francisco in the...
Ships Bell
And if you go aboard USS Hornet CVS-12 you can see the ships bell. #usshornet #cv12 #flynavy #wwii #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
Launch to Commission for USS Hornet CV-12 (1943)
Did you know that USS Hornet CV-12 was launched and commissioned within 3 months in 1943? And you can visit her today at former NAS...
USS Hornet CV-12 is 80!
#otd in 1943 USS Hornet CV-12 was commissioned, here she is in 1945 operating near Okinawa, painted in camouflage Measure 33, Design 3a....
