The Nevada’s Run
Although mortally wounded by a torpedo hit, the USS Nevada managed to make a run toward the open sea. However, she was already taking on water, and when the second […]
Pearl Harbor: Thunderfish in the Sky
Posted on December 28, 2015 By Ray Panko | [email protected] | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Japan’s Type 91 Modification 2 Torpedo Fins at Pearl Harbor Key Points The Japanese had […]
Mapping a Sailor’s Service
Posted on December 17, 2014 By Caroline Sibley, Archivist | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Mr. Kagel Smith, looking through his mother’s attic, stumbled upon an old suitcase filled with the […]
Battle of the Coral Sea
Posted on March 8, 2014 By Raymond R. Panko | [email protected] | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Synopsis The Battle of Midway is well known as the turning point in the […]
VF-6: The Deadly Night of December 7, 1941
Posted on January 14, 2013 By Ray Panko | [email protected] | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum ENS Gayle L. Herman’s Wildcat (U.S. Navy Photograph NH 97485) The night of Dec. […]
Why did the Japanese Sink the Utah at Pearl Harbor?
Posted on July 29, 2011 Figure 1: USS Utah AG-16 First Wave of the Pearl Harbor Attack In the first wave of the Pearl Harbor attack, 16 Japanese B5N2 Kate […]
Revenge of the Pearl Harbor Battleships
Posted on June 13, 2011 October 25, 1944, 0200 hours. It is the final major day of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Six America battleships slowly steam back and forth […]
Pearl Harbor: The Bombs of the Second Wave
Posted on December 23, 2010 Japanese Bombs and Torpedoes at Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, Japanese torpedoes and bombs devastated Hawaii’s warships and air fields. The “Weapons Wall” at […]
Where Would the Enterprise Have Moored?
Posted on November 01, 2010 The Pacific Fleet’s three aircraft carriers were fortunately out of port on December 7, 1941. The Saratoga was en route from Bremerton, Washington to San […]
Phoenixes, Dragons and Cranes…Oh, My!
Posted on February 16, 2010 At the start of the battle, the crew of an American ship killed the Deep Blue Dragon. Enraged, the Flying Dragon destroyed the ship that […]
Aircraft Carrier Ops
Posted on January 13, 2010 With every successful Navy is the integration of aircraft carriers and air superiority capabilities. The evolution of the aircraft carriers is equally as impressive with […]
