by Mark LoProto | May 31, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Aircraft, Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor Weaponry
The innocent-sounding “Kate” of World War II was anything but sweet. It was a warplane designed to lay waste to its targets through the bombs it dropped from higher altitudes. Officially known as the Nakajima B5N bomber, the “Kate” (the Allies’ name for the...
by Mark LoProto | May 19, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Aircraft, Learning Pearl Harbor, US Aircraft
When learning about the details of the morning of December 7, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base in Oahu, the focus is usually on the devastation caused by the bombs and torpedoes dropped by the attackers...
by Jerry Peterson | May 1, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Aircraft, World War II
Their combined age at the time was barely old enough to enlist. Still, Pat Campbell and Jimmy Lee had front row seats for one of the most devastating events in American history. Here are some of their memories of Pearl Harbor and the attack that changed the course of...
by Mark LoProto | Apr 9, 2018 | Japanese Aircraft, Learning Pearl Harbor, World War II Weaponry
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese A6M Zero Model 21 manufactured by Mitsubishi was one of the most iconic participants in the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the bombers inflicted the bulk of the damage, the Zero fighter planes kept the American forces at bay, strafing...
by Mark LoProto | Jan 20, 2018 | Japanese Aircraft, Pacific Aviation Museum, US Aircraft
During the course of American aviation history, the aerial fleet of the US military has undergone vast changes to keep up with the changing demands of warfare. Aircraft that were once simple flying machines have evolved into complex and powerful planes capable of...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 17, 2017 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Aircraft, Pearl Harbor Weaponry
There were a lot of military assets involved in the Pearl Harbor attack, from the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters to the vessels lined up at Battleship Row. Working in Japan’s favor was not just the fact that nobody at the American naval base knew they were coming, but...
