63 Years ago today (12/7/1941), Japan bombed the US military base in Peal Harbor, Hawaii, killing over 2,400 (and wounding another 1,200). As noted at TheHistoryChannel.com; we knew that a Japanese attack was probable, but did nothing to increase security. I had the opportunity to visit the Peal Harbor memorial several years ago, and the overriding message was the cost of not being prepared, and not taking the rising threat seriously enough. Today's photo is from a Pearl Harbor re-enactment at the Scott AFB air show, summer of 2003.
6 comments:
What a great opportunity for a photoshoot! I am impressed at how clear the planes came out. You rock.
Thanks Lauren!!
Ummm..is that a P-51 in the lower left hand corner??
Yep. It might be this one: http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/survivors/pages/45-11628.shtml
There weren't any Mustangs at Pearl Harbor 12/7/41, but there was no harbor at the air show!:
http://www.ww2pacific.com/aaf41.html
And of course, many of the Japanese planes you see at airshows are AT-6 Texans modified to look like Zeros, Kates, and Vals
We were at this show with my son, then 3 years old, and he was ready to leave around the time of the Pearl Harbor session. So I didn't get a chance to go see those planes up close. But I think the announcer said there was at least 1 real zero. But I'm not sure. They had 10-12 Jap planes, I'm sure most must've been mockups. The Scott Air Show is a pretty big one, though.
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