Henry J Cobb wrote:

Andrew C. Toppan wrote:

Because all the Navy fighters were aboard the carriers which were,
famously, absent. Launching things like seaplanes, which were present
at Pearl, would be useless and suicidal.


IMHO the single biggest mistake at Pearl was not having the PBYs out
for patrols in every direction at dawn every morning.

-HJC

Ahh, thats why they installed a radar!!!!!! Remember The scene in "Tora
Tora Tora?" We saw the bombers inbound on the scope. The officer on duty
thought they were the B17 flight coming from Cailfornia that morning.
Despite the wrong direction he blew it off.... The rest is history. :-(