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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.
Commander Fuchida's Decision. The most crucial Japanese mistake at Pearl Harbor was when the commander of the first-wave strike fired two flares, signaling his aviators to use the ‘no-surprise’ attack plan.
Mar 18, 2013 · Lt. Com. Fuchida, Leader of the Japanese Air Strike on Pearl Harbor, Oahu. The first wave of the attack led by Fuchida was very successful, only 9 planes were lost. The second wave saw an increase to 20 Japanese planes lost.
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.
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 · With Pearl Harbor effectively defenseless, Fuchida’s pilots began their attack on Roosevelt’s day that will live in infamy. Had America’s aircraft carriers (Japan’s primary target) been there at the time, the U.S. Navy would have been crippled before war was even declared.
At 06:00 hours, Captain Fuchida led the first wave of 183 attack aircraft towards Pearl Harbor. At 07:40 he opened his cockpit and fired a green flare into the air to let the other Japanese pilots know the attack was to proceed as planned.
