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A look at Japanese aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, the leader of the first wave of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Mitsuo Fuchida (淵田 美津雄, Fuchida Mitsuo, 3 December 1902 – 30 May 1976) was a Japanese captain [1] in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and a bomber observer in the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II. He is perhaps best known for leading the first wave of air attacks on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Jul 26, 2019 · At 7:40 a.m., the leader of the first wave, Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, spotted the military installations at Pearl Harbor. Seeing no activity, he gave the order to attack and then transmitted the codewords “Tora! Tora!” back to the fleet — the signal that total surprise had been achieved.
Dec 7, 2023 · Captain Mitsuo Fuchida and the Bombing of Pearl Harbor | Reflections. Dr. Kaoru "Kay" Ueda, curator for the Japanese Diaspora collection and research fellow at the Hoover Institution,...
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Mar 16, 2020 · Japanese Pilot’s Map of Pearl Harbor Attack Now at Library. Mitsuo Fuchida had one of the more interesting lives of the 20th century. He led the Japanese strike force in the attack on Pearl Harbor, briefed the Emperor on its success and was critically injured in the Battle of Midway.
Mar 18, 2013 · Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese Commander at Pearl Harbor. March 18, 2013. by Randy Miller. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida led the first wave of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the pilot who famously sent the signal Tora, Tora, Tora, the code words that they had achieved complete surprise.
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Only one force could stop them: the powerful U.S. Pacific Fleet, stationed at Pearl Harbor. As it had been for Admiral Togo, the answer was clearly a surprise attack—this time from the air. Thirty-nine-year-old Mitsuo Fuchida was chosen to guide the First Air Fleet planes to the target.