HAWAII AVIATION PRESERVATION SOCIETY
MISSION STATEMENT: WE ARE DEDICATED TO PRESERVING HAWAII'S AVIATION HERITAGE BY RESEARCHING AND RECORDING THE AVIATION HISTORY OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. we will endeavor to preserve historic aircraft and to memorialize the aviators who gave their lives in the service of their country. Our goal is to inform and educate the public of the rich aviation heritage of Hawaii.
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Historic Hawaii Airfields Pages Historical Articles & Anecdotes
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
Pilots and Officers of VMF 213 at MCAS Ewa 13 Feb 43 in Front of a Hellcat
This original scan provided by Robert Hill, (photographer unknown)
Recent!
1943 Map of NAS Pearl Harbor Map in PDF format from John Bennett
Updated Photo Galleries with 1944 NAS Approach Charts
PHOTOS OF NAS PEARL HARBOR IN 1945 AND 1946 by Joe Genne'
(Plus updated 1930s JPGs from John Bennett On the Luke Field/NAS Pearl Harbor Pages, click above)
Other Website Highlights Below
The USAF and HAPS dedicated a granite memorial at the Nu'uanu Pali Lookout on 4/5/07, the 65th anniversary of the crash.
For more information and a photo gallery of the crash site and dedication, click here.
NAS Kahului Added to Historic Airfield Pages
August 21, 1945 F6F-5 Ko'olau Fatal Crash Site Surveyed
P-40K 42-46209 12/9/42 Fatal Crash Site Surveyed
July 28, 1945 B-24J Crash Site at Schofield Surveyed
Dec 16, 1942 B-24D Crash Site on Oahu Surveyed
78th Fighter Squadron " Bushmasters" in Hawaii During WWII
Former Bellows based P-51 fighter pilot tells of his shoot down and capture over Japan on 7/3/45
Beautification and Renovation project in the BP NAS Tower Building (Bldg 4)
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