Caption | Wreckage of a Japanese A6M2 Zero fighter at Buliding 52 (Ordinance Machine Shop) at Fort Kamehameha, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; the fighter was flown by Petty Officer 1st Class Takeshi Hirano ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force Museum | ||||||||
Identification Code | 050607-F-1234P-005 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 Dec 1941 | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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