Flight Journal

ATTACK TIMELINE

0342 Mine sweeper Condor sees periscope in restricted area near harbor entrance and radios USS Ward to investigate.

0600 Adm. Nagumo delays launch of first wave because of high waves rough sea.

0615 183 aircraft off six carriers are launched.

200 miles west of Oahu, USS Enterprise launches 18 SBDs on a routine scout mission. They land at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor.

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