Photo #: . Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier (reportedly Shokaku) to attack Pearl Harbor during the morning of 7 December 1941. Plane in the foreground is a "Zero" Fighter, in front of "Val" dive bombers. This is probably the launch of the second attack wave.
Unknown<span style="display: none;">Unknown </span>, the original photograph was captured on Attu in 1943.
1941-12-07
Official U.S. Navy Photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor-raid/japanese-forces-in-the-pearl-harbor-attack/miscellaneous-views-of-japanese-forces/80-G-71198.html">80-G-71198</a>, now in the collections of the National Archives.