World War II Photograph

Interior of the cockpit of a Japanese Navy Type 00 Carrier Fighter (A6M2) ("Zero") which crashed into Building 52 at Fort Kamehameha, Oahu, during the December 7, 1941 raid on Pearl Harbor. The pilot, who was killed, was NAP1/c Takeshi Hirano. Plane's tail code was "AI-154". Note the U.S. manufactured Fairchild Radio Compass in the upper center (Compass Model RC-4, Serial #484). It was tuned in on 760 KC. (12/07/41)