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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.
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.
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.
COMMANDER MITSUO FUCHIDA (1902–1906) of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service is perhaps best known for leading the first wave of bomber and fighter planes during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
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.
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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.
