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By partway through the first wave, the Americans were able to put up a considerable anti-aircraft fire. Of the 350 Japanese planes that attacked, how many were lost?

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During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese lost only a handful of aircraft.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Japanese launched an attack on America's Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. They launched two waves of attacks using 350 planes from six aircraft carriers. In this attack, 188 U.S. planes were destroyed and 3,581 military personnel were killed. The Japanese, however, only lost a handful of aircraft in this attack.

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