On this day, November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force departed Hittokapu Bay in the Kuril Islands en route to Hawaii.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Approach and attack
See also: Order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor


Part of the Japanese task force prior to leaving

On November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force (the Striking Force) of six aircraft carriers – Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, and Zuikaku – departed on Etorofu (now Iterup) Island in the Kuril Islands, en route to a position northwest of Hawaii, intending to launch its 408 aircraft to attack Pearl Harbor: 360 for the two attack waves and 48 on defensive combat air patrol (CAP), including 9 fighters from the first wave.

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Wed Nov 29, 2023: On November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force departed Hittokapu Bay in the Kuril Islands en route to Hawaii.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. My Mother held a grudge against the Japanese because of Pearl Harbor

She cursed my first Japanese car, a Honda Civic.

Here's some Japanese carrier take-off porn:

[Borogove]

2. One of the biggest blunders in military history.