As shown below in a map retracing the assault in Tokyo time, the first wave of Japanese fighters and bombers came in from the north and were ordered to attack by Cmdr. Mitsuo Fuchida at 7:49 A.M ...

In the wake of their success at Pearl Harbor, Admirals Yamamoto and Nagumo orchestrated a follow-up strike to cripple Allied operations in the Pacific, assigning Commander Mitsuo Fuchida to lead a ...

Mitsuo Fuchida, cho­sen to lead the attack, spoke for many when he recalled his feelings that morning. “Who could be luckier than I?” he asked.

Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, who had led the first wave at Pearl Harbor, assembled a force of over 200 aircraft for a coordinated carrier assault, followed by a second wave of twin-engine bombers to ...

6:10 a.m. – Imperial Japanese Navy Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, who was the airborne commander in charge of the Pearl Harbor attack, watches the fleet’s carriers turn into the wind to prepare to ...

One of the people who saw the flyer, called “I Was a Prisoner in Japan,” was Mitsuo Fuchida. He was the lead pilot in the first wave of bombers at Pearl Harbor.

Eight years after the war, Downing came face-to-face with the man who was the air commander of the deadly attack, when Mitsuo Fuchida returned to Pearl Harbor.

Navy Captain Mitsuo Fuchida was one of Japan's most famous flying officers of World War II. He led the first wave of bombers in the raid on Pearl Harbor, then circled high over Oahu for nearly ...

Led by the architect behind the Pearl Harbour attack, Command Mitsuo Fuchida, the attack also resulted in the loss of four Japanese aircraft – two Val dive bombers and two Zeke fighters, with ...