This week we remember Pearl Harbor, Dec 7, 1941. This was a significant turning point in history for the U.S forces.

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Dec 7

Written By Mark Stevens

This rarely published view is looking down Battleship Row from Ford Island Naval Air Station, shortly after the Japanese torpedo plane attack.

View looking down Battleship Row from Ford Island Naval Air Station, shortly after the Japanese torpedo plane attack. USS California (BB-44) is at left, listing to port after receiving two torpedo hits. In the center are USS Maryland (BB-46) with th… — View looking down Battleship Row from Ford Island Naval Air Station, shortly after the Japanese torpedo plane attack. USS California (BB-44) is at left, listing to port after receiving two torpedo hits. In the center are USS Maryland (BB-46) with the capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37) alongside. USS Neosho (AO-23) is at right, backing clear of the area. Most smoke is from USS Arizona (BB-39).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Panorama view from Aiea Heights (Camp Smith) of Pearl Harbor, during the Japanese raid on 7 December 1941. Great shot of the flak cover that was used and increased in the morning, making it more dangerous for the second wave.

The 1/32 Henschel Hs 129 B-2/RIII kits have shipped and are expected in later this week.

The WW1 German Battlecruiser SMS Scharnhorst has been located off the Falkland Islands in a major search breakthrough.