▁achieved ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁were ▁essentially ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁though ▁Mac Ar thur ▁had ▁almost ▁nine ▁hours ▁warning ▁that ▁the ▁Japanese ▁had ▁already ▁attacked ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁The ▁air ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁began ▁at ▁ 7 : 4 8   a . m . ▁Hawai ian ▁Time ▁( 3 : 1 8   a . m . ▁December ▁ 8 ▁Japanese ▁Standard ▁Time , ▁as ▁kept ▁by ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁K ido ▁But ai ), ▁with ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁K ane o he . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 5 3 ▁Japanese ▁plan es ▁in ▁two ▁waves ▁reached ▁O ahu . ▁S low , ▁vulner able ▁tor ped o ▁bom bers ▁led ▁the ▁first ▁wave , ▁explo iting ▁the ▁first ▁moments ▁of ▁surprise ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁ships ▁present ▁( the ▁batt les hips ), ▁while ▁d ive ▁bom bers ▁attacked ▁U . S . ▁air ▁bases ▁across ▁O ahu , ▁starting ▁with ▁H ick am ▁Field , ▁the ▁largest , ▁and ▁Whe eler ▁Field , ▁the ▁main ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁f ighter ▁base . ▁The ▁ 1 7 1 ▁plan es ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁wave ▁attacked ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ' ▁Bell ows ▁Field ▁near ▁K ane o he ▁on ▁the ▁wind ward ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁Ford ▁Island . ▁The ▁only ▁aer ial ▁opposition ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁P - 3 6 ▁Haw ks , ▁P - 4 0 ▁War h aw