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About 20 planes, 2 from an airbase on the island and the other 18 off the USS Enterprise, which was supposed to be in the harbor on December 7th, but a storm slowed the task force down. Even though there was a storm the sailors were able to get a scouting squadron off the deck heading to Hawaii
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∙ 11y agoI believe they got two Warhawks in the air before the rest were destroyed. Those that took off where killed instantly and the ground forces ripped the 50 cal. guns off of the sea planes they had and sniped the Japanese Zeros.
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∙ 16y agoThere was 65 U.S. planes that made it up in the pearl harbor attack.
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∙ 9y agoAt the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Military forces in Hawai'i had about 390 aircraft. During the attack, the Japanese destroyed 188 and damaged another 159.
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How many planes were used on Pearl Harbor total?
360 planes made up the two waves used to attack Pearl Harbor.
Was us already in war before attack on Pearl Harbor?
No the bombing of pearl harbor made us join the war
How many Japanese planes were shot down during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
During the attack on Pearl Harbor 29 of 360 Japanese planes were shot down. Only a few US planes made it in the air, so most Japanese planes were shot down by the sailors on the vessels in the harbor. The Japanese lost nine aircraft in the first attack wave and twenty in the second.
Where did Japanese practice Pearl Harbor attack?
They made a replica of Pearl Harbor off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean and practiced it exactly how they bombed the real Pearl Harbor.
Who was responsible for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a Japanese admiral, planned the attack on pearl harbor and was in the atack.
How many planes were used on Pearl Harbor total?
360 planes made up the two waves used to attack Pearl Harbor.
Is there any preparations on the attack on pearl harbor?
No preparations for the "aerial attack" were made.
How many Japanese planes were shot down during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
During the attack on Pearl Harbor 29 of 360 Japanese planes were shot down. Only a few US planes made it in the air, so most Japanese planes were shot down by the sailors on the vessels in the harbor. The Japanese lost nine aircraft in the first attack wave and twenty in the second.
Was us already in war before attack on Pearl Harbor?
No the bombing of pearl harbor made us join the war
Where did Japanese practice Pearl Harbor attack?
They made a replica of Pearl Harbor off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean and practiced it exactly how they bombed the real Pearl Harbor.
Who was responsible for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a Japanese admiral, planned the attack on pearl harbor and was in the atack.
What was at pearl harbor that made the japense attack it?
the pacific fleet was moved
Which country made the Americans the angriest?
Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor…
How is the us more creative because of Pearl Harbor attack?
I suppose , the US made the nuclear bomb because of pearl harbor attack and developed its navy , army and airforce upto a great extent.
How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect the US socially?
As a woman commented during the burying of dead Japanese pilots near Pearl Harbor, just after the attack, "...they were some mother's sons."
What were causes of US intervention in World War 2?
We joined the war because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
What made Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor so devastating?
The incoming attack was totally unexpected. The defending troops had no time to react.
