Hawaiian Airlines new DC-3, December 7, Japanese Zero strafing Rogers Airport, Historic DC-3 in 1941

Hawaiian Airlines new DC-3, on a training flight (over the now Hawaii Kai area) just weeks prior to the Japanese attack on Hawaii. On December 7, a Japanese Zero flew by strafing Rogers Airport and struck the DC-3 in the cockpit, setting it afire. Coming back for a second pass, the Zero struck the cockpit again, this time setting off a fire extinguisher, which put the fire out. This true story became part of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!"

The historic DC-3 in 1941 (flies by today's Hawaii Kai area).

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The historic DC-3 in 1941 (flies by today's Koko Head Hawaii Kai area). Hawaiian Airlines new DC-3, on a training flight (over the now Hawaii Kai area) just weeks prior to the Japanese attack on Hawaii. On December 7, a Japanese Zero flew by strafing Rogers Airport and struck the DC-3 in the cockpit, setting it afire. Coming back for a second pass, the Zero struck the cockpit again, this time setting off a fire extinguisher, which put the fire out. This true story became part of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!"

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