Aug 14, 2015

Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor

Located on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Aviation Museum hosts a variety of aircraft and exhibits, many focused on World War II. The control tower on site is of historical significance. It was the location of the first radio alert during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and it recently underwent restoration. The tower also featured in the films Tora! Tora! Tora! and Pearl Harbor.

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Access to Ford Island and the Pacific Aviation Museum is only possible by tour bus. Once on site you can explore a few of the hangars, several of which have battle scars from the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. I got a few shots of the original windows of Hangar 79 which are still riddled with bullet holes from Japanese fighter planes. It's a fascinating museum to explore, made all the more profound by the significance of what happened here. 

pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii

pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii


pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii
Bullet holes still in the glass from the attack on Pearl Harbor.

pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii


pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii





pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii
The historic control tower on Ford Island.


pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii


pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii

pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii


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pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii






pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii






pacific aviation museum pearl harbor hawaii

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