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How many Japanese planes were used during the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

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The Striking Force used six aircraft carriers—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, and Zuikake. They left in there departure areas in the northern Japan en route to a position northwest of Hawaii, intending to launch its 408 aircraft to attack Pearl Harbor. There where 2 waves of an attack. The first one was 360 then the defensive was 48.
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there was a grand total of 353 Japanese planes involved
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