On the 7th December 1941, 183 Japanese aircraft and 5 miniature submarines attacked the American fleet in Pearl Harbor sinking or badly damaging 8 battleships, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers and 7 support ships. Also, 383 aircraft stationed on Oahu were destroyed and 2,323 American service men lost their lives that day. The Japanese only lost 29 aircraft during their attack on Pearl Harbor.
