File:Carrier shokaku.jpg

Original file (5,594 × 4,232 pixels, file size: 6.8 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Description Photo #: . Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier (reportedly Shokaku) to attack Pearl Harbor during the morning of 7 December 1941. Plane in the foreground is a "Zero" Fighter, in front of "Val" dive bombers. This is probably the launch of the second attack wave.
Date
Source Official U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-71198, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Author UnknownUnknown , the original photograph was captured on Attu in 1943.
Other versions

Licensing

Public domain

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.

Copyright retained by US Government as captured enemy property.

Public domain
This photograph is in the public domain in Japan because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan (English translation) and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970. This is when the photograph meets one of the following conditions:
  1. It was published before 1 January 1957.
  2. It was photographed before 1 January 1947.
It is also in the public domain in the United States because its copyright in Japan expired by 1970 and was not restored by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
Notes
Notes
To uploader: Please provide the source and publication date.
  • If the photograph was also published in the United States within 30 days after publication in Japan, it might be copyrighted. If the copyright has not expired in the U.S, this file will be deleted. See Commons:Hirtle chart.
  • This template should not be used for a faithful photographic reproduction of an artwork. Under Article 23 of the former Copyright Act, its protection will be consistent with the artwork. See also Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.

العربية  čeština  Deutsch  English  español  français  italiano  日本語  한국어  македонски  Bahasa Melayu  português  русский  sicilianu  Tiếng Việt  中文  中文(简体)  中文(繁體)  +/−

Captions

Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier (reportedly Shokaku) to attack Pearl Harbor during the morning of 7 December 1941.

7 December 1941

image/jpeg

6f793c060126fba6fd4464ebd0e9fac5e07d7686

7,126,220 byte

4,232 pixel

5,594 pixel

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current11:13, 13 February 2016Thumbnail for version as of 11:13, 13 February 20165,594 × 4,232 (6.8 MB)Alonso de MendozaHigher resolution
20:09, 2 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 20:09, 2 November 2011740 × 551 (102 KB)CobatforUSN photo
16:33, 21 January 2011Thumbnail for version as of 16:33, 21 January 2011400 × 297 (47 KB)HohumClearer
22:50, 9 September 2009Thumbnail for version as of 22:50, 9 September 2009400 × 297 (48 KB)Arilang1234Clearer version
20:23, 18 February 2005Thumbnail for version as of 20:23, 18 February 2005400 × 297 (43 KB)Nuno Tavares

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

View more global usage of this file.

Metadata