Tora! Tora! Tora! Planes on The Flightdeck

Name/Title

Tora! Tora! Tora! Planes on The Flightdeck

Description

Color slide of AT-6 Texan planes modified and painted in Imperial Japanese livery on the flightdeck of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10). These planes were used in the filming of "Tora! Tora! Tora!".

Context

The USS Yorktown would serve as a filming location for the film "Tora! Tora! Tora!". Filmed in 1970, it dramatizes the attack on Pearl Harbor that took place on December 7, 1941. The Yorktown served a stand in for the attacking Japanese carriers.

Collection

Dan Bernath Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2000.00100

Source or Donor

Daniel Alan "Dan" Bernath

Acquisition Method

Gift

Update Date

August 2, 2024