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P-40 fighters and hangars burning at Wheeler Field, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     P-40 fighters and hangars burning at Wheeler Field, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Identification Code   1996.488.029.041
More on...   
P-40 Warhawk   Main article  Photos  
Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Wheeler Field   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,900 x 1,351 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Anonymous says:
5 Feb 2008 08:24:56 PM

Wheeler Field is in on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu and was attacked during the Pearl Harbor Raid!

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WW2-Era Place Name Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Lat/Long 21.4807, -158.0435
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