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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! Tora!” back to the fleet — the signal that total surprise had been achieved.
A look at Japanese aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, the leader of the first wave of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Pearl Harbor. Fuchida in training for the attack on Pearl Harbor. On Sunday, 7 December 1941, a Japanese force under the command of Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo —consisting of six carriers with 423 aircraft—was ready to attack the United States base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Feb 22, 2023 · Only a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsuo Fuchida was promoted to commander and tasked with leading the first wave of aerial forces against the north side of Oahu, Hawaii. At 7:40 AM on December 7, 1941, he ordered the assault from his Nakajima B5N2, shooting out the “Black Dragon” flare, which signaled his men to attack.
Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, the officer who led the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, came to Christ in 1950 after contacting The Pocket Testament League. He went on to work for the League to share how God can change lives.
Mar 16, 2020 · Photo by a Japanese pilot coming in behind a fellow bomber during the Pearl Harbor attack. Prints and Photographs Division. Just before 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, Mitsuo Fuchida, leader of the Japanese strike force in the attack on Pearl Harbor, radioed his force: “To-ra! To-ra! To-ra!” It was the signal that they had achieved complete surprise.
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Dec 3, 2020 · Mitsuo Fuchida's Fascinating Life Story Winds From Pearl Harbor to the Pulpit. Once one of America's most noted enemies, Fuchida converted to Christianity in later years and spent decades preaching across the United States. By Robert Walsh | Published Dec 3, 2020. Photo Credit: Alchetron.
