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View of Naval Air Station Ford Island, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Dec 1941 from the Ford Island water tower; note PBY aircraft on the ramp and USS Nevada after her move from Hospital Point to the Waipio Peninsula

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Caption     View of Naval Air Station Ford Island, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Dec 1941 from the Ford Island water tower; note PBY aircraft on the ramp and USS Nevada after her move from Hospital Point to the Waipio Peninsula ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Date 8 Dec 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-32505
 
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Photos on Same Day 8 Dec 1941
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,874 x 1,176 pixels



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1. heimat says:
15 Sep 2013 01:51:04 AM

If pre-attack isn't Nevada out of place. If post attack surprised to see no debris.

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