Operation K
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Operation K was a Japanese naval operation in World War II, intended as reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor and disruption of repair and salvage operations following the surprise attack on 7 December 1941.
President Theodore Roosevelt High School in Honolulu was damaged by bombs dropped nearby from Operation K.
Kawanishi H8K
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The Kawanishi H8K was a large four-engined flying boat designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Kawanishi. The Imperial Japanese Navy designation was "Type 2 Flying Boat"; it was al
Operation K
…and salvage operations following the surprise attack on 7 December 1941. It culminated on 4 March 1942, with an unsuccessful attack carried out by two Kawanishi H8K "Emily" flying boats. This was the longest distance ever undertaken by a two-plane bombing mission, and one of the longest bombing sorties ever planned…
Kawanishi H8K2 at Kanoya Museum, Japan
Tail gunner position (without gun)
A H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat ashore.
A captured H8K taking off at the U.S. Navy Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland, United States in 1946–47.