USS Nevada smoking at Pearl Harbor.Dec. 7, 1941

USS Nevada at Pearl

This aircraft was designed for the US Navy and the blueprints for this airframe were delivered in 1939. Also known as the Zimmerman 'Flying Pancake' or the 'Flying Flapjack'. Flight testing wa s extensively undertaken during 1942 and 1943 resulting in reports of 'flying saucers' from surprised Connecticut residents.

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The USS Nevada after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Beached at Hospital Point, Pearl Harbor.The Nevada was the only battleship to get underway,in fear of blocking the entrance to the harbor the Nevada was beached.(rudeeerude)