Pearl Harbor skull could be of Japanese world war two pilot
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Pearl Harbor skull could be of Japanese world war two pilot. Forensic scientists are conducting tests on a skull unearthed at the bottom of Pearl Harbor to determine if it is a Japanese pilot who died in the attack on 7 December 1941. An excavation crew dredging the harbour recently discovered the skull, which archeologists believe is from one of the Japanese aviators in the surprise attack. Jeff Fong, an archeologists at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific, said early analysis had made him "75% sure" that the skull belonged to a Japanese pilot. Items found with the skull, including forks, scraps of metal and a Coca-Cola bottle, are believed to be from the 1940s Fifty-five Japanese airmen were killed and 29 of their aircraft were shot down in the attack, while 2,400 US service members died. No Japanese remains have been found at Pearl Harbor since the second world war. Pearl Harbor is home to the USS Arizona Memorial, which sits on top of the battleship that