BII-301 was flown by a wingman.
BII-307 was flown by a wingman.
BII-307 photo #1
This photo is of a Hiryu's Nakajima B5N2 type 97 bomber BII-307... en-route to Pearl Harbor with a "special" 800kg bomb.
The details of the bomb are clearly seen. Photo's Source: Model art nº 378, page 53.
BII-307 photo #2
This photo is of a Hiryu's Nakajima B5N2 type 97 bomber BII-307... en-route to Pearl Harbor with a "special" 800kg bomb.
The details of the bomb are clearly seen. Photo's Source: Model art nº 378, page 53.
BII-307 photo #3
BII-310 was flown by a shotaicho. This machine was crewed by PO2c Takesuge Uesugi (pilot),
Lt. JG Toshio Hashimoto (observer) and F1c Tomio Koyama (gunner/radioman).
USS Arizona photo #1
USS Arizona explodes as seen from B5N2. This is movie still was found by Scott Freund in the National Archives
from a very brief clip, for a Pearl Harbor documentary. To see more go to:
http://www.moviemix.comUSS Arizona’s explosion
BII-328 was flown by a wingman.
USS Arizona photo #2
From the 49 B5N2 that carried this weapon, only 10 made hits and the attack results were: USS Vestal (2 hits),
Arizona (2 hits), Maryland (2 hits), Tennessee (2 hits) and West Virginia (2 hits).
These 10 hits represents 20,43% of correct bomb dropping.
BII-330 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Hiryu during the first wave group that attacked battleship row.