by Mark LoProto | May 19, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Aircraft, Learning Pearl Harbor, US Aircraft
When learning about the details of the morning of December 7, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base in Oahu, the focus is usually on the devastation caused by the bombs and torpedoes dropped by the attackers...
by Mark LoProto | Mar 29, 2018 | Bellows Field, Hickam Air Field, Other Oahu Sites, US Aircraft, Wheeler Army Air Field
Toward the end of the First World War, the United States began to focus on strengthening its defense of the West Coast. Having had virtually no military presence in the Pacific in the lead-up to the war, the US began building a series of bases in the Territory of...
by Mark LoProto | Jan 20, 2018 | Japanese Aircraft, Pacific Aviation Museum, US Aircraft
During the course of American aviation history, the aerial fleet of the US military has undergone vast changes to keep up with the changing demands of warfare. Aircraft that were once simple flying machines have evolved into complex and powerful planes capable of...
by Mark LoProto | Jan 1, 2018 | US Aircraft
Within Hangar 79 of the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island, visitors have a unique opportunity to see a warplane that once defended Pearl Harbor from the Japanese surprise attack. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk on display is one of the more than 14,000 that were built...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 23, 2017 | Aircraft Carriers, Pacific Theater, US Aircraft
In 1935, the US Navy introduced a torpedo bomber that within just a few years would be obsolete. The Douglas TBD Devastator flew in the Battle of Midway and performed so poorly that, immediately after the battle had concluded, it was pulled from frontline service and...
by Mark LoProto | Oct 2, 2017 | Japanese Aircraft, US Aircraft
Aerial combat played a huge part in the Second World War, including in the Pacific Theater, which unfolded across multiple islands. From this emphasis on aerial combat, several iconic aerial fighters emerged that were used widely and recognized for their power, speed,...
