Pearl Harbor Timeline

By Nap4389

  • Radar Picks Up on Japanese Aircraft

    Radar Picks Up on Japanese Aircraft
    At 7:02am, at the Army’s Opana Mobile Radar Station, two private’s on duty are alerted to see more than 50 aircraft approaching Oahu. The private’s alert the Fort Shafter Information Center.

  • Japanese Fighter Pilots Approach Pearl Harbor

    Japanese Fighter Pilots Approach Pearl Harbor
    At 7:49am Japanese fighter pilots have sight on Pearl Harbor.

  • Japanese Bombers Destroy American Fighter Planes

    Japanese Bombers Destroy American Fighter Planes
    At 7:55am Japanese fighters bomb grounded American fighter planes in order to secure control of the air.

  • Japanese Bomber Destroys USS Arizona

    Japanese Bomber Destroys USS Arizona
    At 8:10am a high altitude bomber drops a bomb hitting the USS Arizona exploding 1 million pounds of gun powder. The install blast killed 1,777 men and completely destroyed the battleship.

  • Second Wave of Japanese Fighters Arrives

    Second Wave of Japanese Fighters Arrives
    At 8:55am the second wave of Japanese fighters and bombers arrives and continues the attack on the American fleet.

  • Japanese Fighters Leave

    Japanese Fighters Leave
    At 9:55am Japanese generals decide to leave after 2 hours of fighting.

  • Importance of Pearl Harbor

    Importance of Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor was arguably one of the most important battles of World War 2. This is because this attack is what officially got America into the war. The end result of the battle was over 2,000 American casualties.