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they came from Japan, a surprise attack on the US, this marked when the USA entered ww2. The Japanese thought that the USA will interfere with their plans.

The planes that attacked Pearl harbour came from Japanese Aircraft carriers At 06:05 on December 7, six Japanese air craft carriers launched an attack with 183 aircraft comprising of dive bombers, horizontal bombers and fighters. destroying and damaging American ships and military installations. this was followed by a second wave of 170 Japanese planes, mostly torpedo bombers which attacked the fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor.

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