▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁air bor ne ▁during ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁six ▁were ▁cred ited ▁with ▁down ing ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁during ▁the ▁attack : ▁ 1 st ▁L t . ▁Lewis ▁M . ▁Sand ers , ▁ 2 nd ▁L t . ▁Philip ▁M . ▁R asm ussen , ▁ 2 nd ▁L t . ▁Kenneth ▁M . ▁Taylor , ▁ 2 nd ▁L t . ▁George ▁S . ▁Wel ch , ▁ 2 nd ▁L t . ▁Harry ▁W . ▁Brown , ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁L t . ▁Gordon ▁H . ▁Ster ling ▁Jr . ▁Of ▁ 3 3 ▁P BY s ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁ 2 4 ▁were ▁destroyed , ▁six ▁dam aged ▁beyond ▁repair , ▁and ▁three ▁on ▁pat rol ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁returned ▁und am aged . ▁Friend ly ▁fire ▁brought ▁down ▁some ▁U . S . ▁plan es ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁that , ▁including ▁five ▁from ▁an ▁in bound ▁flight ▁from ▁. ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁attack , ▁nine ▁civil ian ▁aircraft ▁were ▁flying ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁Of ▁these , ▁three ▁were ▁shot ▁down . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁losses ▁Fif ty - five ▁Japanese ▁air men ▁and ▁nine ▁sub mar in ers ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attack , ▁and ▁one , ▁K azu o ▁Sak am aki , ▁was ▁captured . ▁Of ▁Japan ' s ▁ 4 1 4 ▁available ▁plan es , ▁ 3 5 0 ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ra id