If my memory serves me correctly, the carriers were all at sea for
carquals, and too far out to get an effective defense over Pearl.

SM

"old hoodoo" wrote in message
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I just read that that the Navy took no responsibility for protecting the
naval base and that this was an Army responsibility. The
few fighter aircraft at the naval base were aircraft in transit or under
repair and there were virtually no available fighter
pilots. Does this seem ridiculous to anyone else??????

Apparently an SBD from the Enterprize claimed on Japanese plane shot
down for Naval air that day.

Al