
Pearl Harbor episode 4: The day of the attack
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The Night Before the Attack, I Could Not Sleep.
The two wave attack of more than 300 aircraft was described as a fatal blow to the American pacific fleet. The night before the attack, i could not sleep. I drank six bottles of beer, but i couldn't get drunk. Others operating midget submarines and not expected to return wrote good bye messages to their families at five a m commander mit offachida joined lieutenant morata for breakfast. After an uneventful flight, they arrived within sight of pearl harbor after seven ama,. moment that many of these japanese pilots would never forget.
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