Pearl harbor info By rudynino 1941 The Japanese plan to bomb Pearl Harbor The planning had begun very early in 1941 under the auspices of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. 1941 The radar blips disappear A few days before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor three Japanese aircraft carriers disappeared from American radar. Dec 7, 1941 Radar picks up japanese planes Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese invade Pearl Harbor