TORA TORA TORA is a re-creation of the December 7^th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It’s accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers -- most belonging to the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. The purpose is to create a dynamic history lesson about the event that propelled us into World War II .....and entertain.

TORA's re-creation is usually the feature performance at organized air shows.  It involves many Japanese fighters and bombers simulating the Pearl Harbor attack.  In addition, TORA provides breathtaking smoke, fire and explosions from the pyrotechnics team.  A professional announcer explains the purpose, history and performance to the crowd.

Testimonial:
I want to say THANK YOU! I was born in 1968 so I was not around at the time of Pearl Harbor and I had only "experienced" it on television. You performed this past weekend at the Altus AFB air show and it was WONDERFUL!!! I am an emotional person (I cry at commercials, the playing of taps, when I'm happy, when I'm sad -  I would be great in a soap operaJ ) and I must have had the folks around me thinking that I was scaredJ The sounds, the smoke, everything made me feel as if I were THERE experiencing it all. . .the pain and confusion that was going on. My 6 year old son (who is usually the scared one - LOVED it. . .his eyes were big as saucers the entire time)

   Your group did an awesome job of flying. . . .a few times there with all the smoke, I grabbed a hold of my 11 year old daughters arm because I didn't know HOW they could see with all the smoke around them!! All I can say is AWESOME!!!! AWESOME !!! AWESOME!!!

Thank you so much for bringing to life a part of history that myself and many others have only read about or seen on TV..

A new fan!

Angel Arnold