MUCH DESTRUCTION
SMALL SHIPS AND HANGARS ARRIVAL OF REINFORCEMENTS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Dec. 9, noon) -WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 A White House statement said in addition to an old battleship capsized in Pearl Harbour several small ships were seriously hit and several hangars destroyed at army anad navy airfields and a large number of planes were put out of commission.
A number of bombers arrived safely from San Francisco during the engagement. Reinforcements of planes are being rushed. Repair work is under way on the ships’ planes and ground facilities. The Wake and Midway Islands were attacked yesterday.
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Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21599, 9 December 1941, Page 5
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