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Lot #446
Mitsuo Fuchida

Attack on Pearl Harbor commander

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Attack on Pearl Harbor commander

One of Japan's most skilled fliers, he commanded the air attack against Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and was the last to leave the battle area. He unsuccessfully tried to persuade his superiors to launch a second attack against Pearl Harbor. After the war Fuchida converted to Christianity and became a nondenominational preacher, traveling frequently to America; in 1966 he became a US citizen. Ballpoint signature on an off-white 3 x 5 flight information card for a plane assigned to the 18th Air Force. Several pencil notations to both sides, a light shade of toning and a few light creases, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.

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  • Dates: #304 - Ended December 14, 2005