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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2016
Page
7
An archival graphic marks December 7 1941 the Pearl Harbor attack that drew the United States into World War II. It notes 2403 dead and 1178 wounded, the surprise raid's failure to hit seven aircraft carriers, and its status as the deadliest U S soil attack until September 11 2001.
The Zero first flew in 1940, gaining a feared reputation after Pearl Harbor as Japan's top carrier fighter with long range and strong firepower. By 1942 US rivals the F4U Corsair and P-38 Lightning narrowed its edge. In an attack, it was the least used of Japan’s three combat planes, with Kate and Val making up most of the force.
A Japanese force of 56 vessels included 23 fleet submarines and five midget submarines. Of 28 ships in the attack, all but one the Ushio were sunk by Allied forces in the ensuing war. The fleet comprised 8 aircraft carriers 2 battleships 2 heavy cruisers 1 light cruiser 9 destroyers 8 tankers 23 fleet subs and 5 midget subs.
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