Keywords: Akagi island mattresses.jpg en Crewmen aboard the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi lash futon mattresses to the carrier's island superstructure to provide extra protection from attack as the carrier heads towards the attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii in November or December 1941 The Zero fighter in the foreground has a quilted cover to protect its engine from the northern Pacific weather November or December 1941 cite book Goldstein Donald M Katherine V Dillon and J Michael Wenger 1991 The Way it Was Pearl Harbor The original photographs Prange Enterprises Inc and Brassey's US Inc New York 0-08-040573-8 p 39 author PD-Japan-oldphoto Akagi ship 1927 Black and white photographs of aircraft in World War II |