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Did the us launch any fighters during the actual attack on pearl harbor?
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∙ 12y ago
Three US Army P-40 Warhawks and one P-36 took off from Haleiwa Airfield and commenced dog-fighting with enemy aircraft. A flight of US Navy Dive Bombers from the USS Enterprise arrived during the aerial melee, and approximately five of them were shot down by friendly fire (US Ground Fire).
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo, back then it was the Army Aircore. The base name was Hickam Field. (Now Hickam Air Force Base.) During the war in the Pacific, Hickam had B-17c's. Many were lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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∙ 13y agoAbsolutely not. At the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, all members of what became the "Doolittle Raid" were assigned amongst the three organic bomb squadrons (34th, 37th & 95th) and one attached recon squadron (89th) belonging to the 17th Bomb Group which were scattered between Pendleton Field, OR and McChord Field, WA.
The movie "Pearl Harbor" did an awful job depicting the Doolittle Raid. Many, many, MANY factual errors were committed for the sake of making the movie adhere to the stupid love triangle going on.
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∙ 12y agooh yes we got some fighters up. i think it was 5-7 planes we got airborne, and were able to shoot down one japanese zero fighter.. although there were other jap planes downed by anti-aircraft guns on ships... good luck...
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∙ 15y agoYes! There were somewhere between six and nine P-40 pursuit planes that managed to take off and were successful in shooting down some planes in the second wave. The Japanese lost 20 planes in that wave to AA fire, aircraft and small arms fire.
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∙ 15y agoYes, at least 3 known US Army Airmen had aerial battles (dog-fights) with Japanese airplanes, while flying their P-40 Warhawks.
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∙ 11y agoyes almost all of the piolts in the first wave surrvied the second wave piolts not so much
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∙ 14y agoyes they did
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How did japan attack peral harbor?
The Attack came from a Japanese attack force of Aircraft carriers that sent in Aircraft fighters and dive bombers.
Did George Patton serve during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
No. He was in the US Army but not at Pearl Harbor during the attack.
Did the b17 bombers land during the attack on pearl harbor?
B-17 were not used during the attack at Pearl Harbor. Six B-17's were scheduled to land when the attack started but they were unarmed aircraft because it was a peacetime flight and they were transferring the aircraft to the Island. Radar reported a large wave of aircraft coming in but it was thought that it was the B-17's coming in not an attack of Japanese fighters. Very few American aircraft got off the ground during the attack.
What were the specific contributions of the attack at Pearl Harbor?
Mini-Subs launched from mother ships; dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighters.
What ship fired the first American shots during the attack on pearl harbor?
The USS ward was the ship that fired the first American shots during the attack on Peal Harbor
How many Japanese fighters and bombers were involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
908
How did japan attack peral harbor?
The Attack came from a Japanese attack force of Aircraft carriers that sent in Aircraft fighters and dive bombers.
Did George Patton serve during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
No. He was in the US Army but not at Pearl Harbor during the attack.
What was lossed during the attack on pearl harbor?
your soul
Did the b17 bombers land during the attack on pearl harbor?
B-17 were not used during the attack at Pearl Harbor. Six B-17's were scheduled to land when the attack started but they were unarmed aircraft because it was a peacetime flight and they were transferring the aircraft to the Island. Radar reported a large wave of aircraft coming in but it was thought that it was the B-17's coming in not an attack of Japanese fighters. Very few American aircraft got off the ground during the attack.
What were the specific contributions of the attack at Pearl Harbor?
Mini-Subs launched from mother ships; dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighters.
What ship fired the first American shots during the attack on pearl harbor?
The USS ward was the ship that fired the first American shots during the attack on Peal Harbor
What was the population of Oahu during the attack on pearl harbor?
4.57298
Who lead japan during the attack at Pearl Harbor?
Commander Mitsuo Fuchida led Japan's army to attack the United States at Pearl Harbor.
Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor so devasting to the US?
We were supposed to be neutral and were attacked for no actual reason
Did the 5 midget submarines successful in the Pearl harbor attack?
The midget subs did no actual damage
What did the US Army do to try and prevent having their planes attacked at pearl harbor and why was it a mistake?
In order to prevent sabotage attempts against parked aircraft by local Japanese-Americans, the military authorities lined them up wingtip to wingtip on their airstrips so that they could be easily observed. However, this plan backfired horrendously during the actual Japanese attack, as the lines of planes were easily strafed by Japanese fighters. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese destroyed 188 US planes and heavily damaged 159 more, largely because of these tactics.
