4 real historical locations · Japan, United States
Michael Bay's blockbuster dramatisation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, framed around a love triangle between two American pilots and a nurse. It vividly recreates the attack that brought America into WWII.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Japan, United States.
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 — the moment that brought America into WWII — depicted through the experiences of two fighter...
The Imperial Japanese Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 killed 2,403 Americans, wounded 1,178, sank four battleships and destroyed 188 aircraft. Admiral Yamamoto's carrier-based strike force launched fr...
View location →The seven American battleships anchored along Ford Island's southeast shore — the primary target of the Japanese attack that opens the film.
The USS Arizona's forward magazine exploded at 8:06 AM, killing 1,177 of her crew in minutes. The wreck remains on the harbor floor as a war memorial. Oil still seeps from the hull — described as the ship's tears.
View location →The Army Air Forces base where Rafe and Danny fly from — bombed in the Japanese strike to prevent American fighters from intercepting.
Hickam Field's aircraft were destroyed on the ground on December 7, 1941. The base's barracks, hit by Japanese bombers, still bears its bullet holes — preserved as a reminder. The field is now Joint Base Pearl Harbor-...
View location →The Doolittle Raid target — sixteen B-25 bombers launched from USS Hornet bomb Tokyo in the film's climactic revenge sequence.
The Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942 sent sixteen B-25s from USS Hornet 650 miles off Japan's coast. They bombed Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Kobe. The psychological impact on Japan was enormous — its home islands were...
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