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Description: Crewmembers gather on the flight deck of the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi at Hitokappu Bay, Kuriles in November 1941 prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The other carriers in the background are, from left to right: Kaga, Shōkaku, Zuikaku, Hiryū, and Sōryū.
Title: Akagi flight deck Hitokappu Bay
Credit: Werneth, Ron, Beyond Pearl Harbor: The Untold Stories of Japan's Naval Airmen, Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA, 2008, p. 191. Book states that the photo is from Maru magazine via Wenger. Also: Goldstein, Donald M.; Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger (1991) The Way it Was: Pearl Harbor: The original photographs, Category:New York: Prange Enterprises, Inc. and Brassey's (US), Inc. ISBN: 0-08-040573-8. , p. 38.
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Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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