by Mark LoProto | Oct 22, 2018 | Pacific Aviation Museum, US Aircraft, USAAF, World War II Weaponry
Despite the desperate need for pilots after the outbreak of World War II, American servicemen didn’t just undergo a few hours of on-the-ground training before being allowed to take control of actual warplanes. They needed time in the cockpit of an actual aircraft, one...
by Kellar Ellsworth | Sep 24, 2018 | Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor Tours, Travel Tips, USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma Memorial, Visiting Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, one of the most historically significant sites in the United States, is also located in one of the most beautiful places in the world: on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. People come from all over the world to experience history first-hand and enjoy paradise...
by Mark LoProto | Aug 31, 2018 | History, Pacific Aviation Museum, US Aircraft, World War II Weaponry
As the threat of war in the Pacific loomed, the Douglas Aircraft Company took a look at its DC-3 fixed-wing propeller-driven civilian craft and saw the opportunity for a military version of the plane. The DC-3 first flew in 1935, but it would be another six years...
by Mark LoProto | Jun 26, 2018 | Pacific Aviation Museum, US Aircraft
During a visit to the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor, visitors come across a plane that was pivotal during the 1930s and 1940s, in the time leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor and throughout the Second World War. Unlike the other models on display, this...
by Mark LoProto | May 31, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Aircraft, Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor Weaponry
The innocent-sounding “Kate” of World War II was anything but sweet. It was a warplane designed to lay waste to its targets through the bombs it dropped from higher altitudes. Officially known as the Nakajima B5N bomber, the “Kate” (the Allies’ name for the...
by Mark LoProto | Feb 22, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Naval Air Station, Learning Pearl Harbor, Pacific Aviation Museum
Getting to know every element of a place as rich in history as Pearl Harbor can be a daunting task. When planning a visit to this important site and the many exhibits and memorials contained within, it helps to have some background understanding of what awaits. Many...
