November 26, 1941
World War II Pacific History
Day by day chronology

Wednesday, 26 November 1941

Washington DC: Secretary of State Hull submits final proposal to Japanese envoys for readjustment of U.S.-Japanese relations.

IJN: A6M2 Zeros from Tainan Kōkūtai took off from Tainan Airfield on a ferry flight via Hainan Island bound for Saigon. Due to bad weather, two Zeros became separated and lost A6M2 Zero 3372 Tail V-172 pilot Flying Petty Officer 1st Class Shimezoh Inoue and A6M2 Zero Tail V-174 pilot Petty Officer 2nd Class Taka-aki Shimohigashi. Near Qian Shan (Teitsan) on the southeastern coast of Leichou Peninsula on China. Both Zeros force landed on the beach. The fate of both pilots is unknown, likely captured by Chinese forces and never returned. Intact A6M2 Zero 3372 Tail V-172 was first intact Zero captured as a war prize.

Operation Z: A powerful Japanese task force departs Hitokappu Bay (Kasatka Bay) eastward bound for Hawaii. If talks between United States and Japan fail to resolve the diplomatic impasse over Far Eastern and Pacific questions they will attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii. The force inclues 1st Air Fleet Striking Force (Kido Butai) under Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo including CarDiv 1's Akagi and Kaga, CarDiv 2's Hiryu and Soryu, CarDiv 5's Shokaku and Zuikaku. Escorted by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's support force of BatDiv 3/Section 1 Hiei and Kirishima, CruDiv 8 Tone and Chikuma, DesRon 1's light cruiser Abukuma plus destroyers and supply groups Nos. 1 and 2.

Japanese task force departs Terashima Strait bound for Palau including Desdiv 16 destroyers Amatsukaze, Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze and Hatsukaze.

U.S. Navy: Tug Sonoma (AT-12) departs Wake with Pan American Airways barges PAB No. 2 and PAB No. 4 in tow, bound for Honolulu.

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