The Akagi wasn't any old aircraft carrier — she was the flagship of the First Air Fleet. She also served as the flagship during the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in late 1941.

The Akagi wasn't any old aircraft carrier — she was the flagship of the First Air Fleet. She also served as the flagship during the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in late 1941.

Shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese aerial forces swarmed across Oahu toward their targets. The Tora signal was sent back to the fleet, indicating that the attack aircraft had achieved ...

An article in War History Online titled “ Richard H. Best: The Only WWII Pilot to Bomb Two Japanese Aircraft Carriers in One Day,” authored by Elisabeth Edwards and published on June 24, 2022; and ...

In fact, Nazi engineers journeyed to Japan in 1935 and were proffered technical advice from Japanese naval engineers, who allowed the Germans to inspect the impressive IJN carrier Akagi.