A guard force was recruited for public safety, but was replaced by members of the Honolulu Police Department under contractual arrangements. China National Aviation Corp. inaugurated air service to Hawaii. 5th Air Force. Authorized as 2nd Group (Observation) on 15 Aug 1919 and organized The aircraft repair station in Hickams Hangar 35 was completely gutted. Commanders. Pan American Airways resumed commercial seaplane operations between San Francisco and Hawaii with the Boeing Clippers which had been leased to the Navy during the War. Eriik Nikula Nikulae@cs.com Kalaupapa Leper Settlement on Molokai was isolated and the Gambo Flying Service was authorized by the military to furnish emergency transportation of medical supplies, etc. Naval Air Facility, Honolulu by the Navy Department. Air service to Lanai Airport was resumed by Hawaiian Airlines with Douglas DC-3s. Flying from a forward operating location, bomber crews attacked strategic targets in Afghanistan to topple the Taliban regime. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines inaugurated air service to Hawaii. He was a bombardier in the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group and his aircraft "Decatur Deb" was shot down on May 28, 1944. [3], 16 September 2016 saw one of the 5th OG's largest annual readiness exercise dubbed "Exercise Prairie Vigilance" take place. The use of this field by small plane operations was acquired by the Department of Public Works prior to the creation of the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission at no cost to the Territory. Equipped with Left Hawaii in November 1942 and, operating primarily from Pekoa Airfield, Esprito Santo in the New Hebrides Islands with a mix of B-17 and B-24 aircraft, served in combat with Thirteenth Air Force during the Allied drive from the Solomons to the Philippines. Plans were being developed for a new airport in the Hana District. 1952. The designating of airports by the geographical location eliminated confusion in the selling of tickets and operational communications throughout the world. The annual exercise is designed to test the wing's combat readiness and ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber operations. Colonel S. W. Fitzgerald was relieved by Colonel Harold C. Davison as C.O. After the war it was regraded and opened to small aircraft operation. 2d Signal Service Battalion 5th Chemical Company, Service, Aviation . Unit stations People Aircraft Revisions Date 11 Apr 2023 17:33:57 Contributor richrogy OPERATIONS. Kipapa Airport on Oahu may be made available for student pilot flying. Layout was complete and the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Keehi Lagoon for seaplane runways, using the spoil to augmentJohn RodgersAirport. The convoy was diverted Dec. 12 to Australia. Redesignated This was in line with the Mainland practice in changing longstanding names of airports to that of the city where the airport was located. Flew long patrol and photographic missions over the Hawaiian Air Transport Service with twin-engine Beechcraft airplanes operated a deluxe charter and tour service. Central Pacific; Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Eastern Mandates; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater. ), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1959), Redesignated 508th Strategic Missile Squadron, Redesignated 509th Strategic Missile Squadron, Redesignated 510th Strategic Missile Squadron, Inactivated 1965 & Redesignated 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron (2009), Redesignated 514th Flight Test Squadron in 1970, Redesignated 11th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 12th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 13th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 14th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 15th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 16th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), then 820th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943), Redesignated 17th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 2d Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 532d Strategic Missile Squadron 1961, Redesignated 533d Strategic Missile Squadron 1962, Redesignated 336th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949), Redesignated 548th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 549th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 550th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 551st Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1964), Redesignated 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962), Redesignated 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962), Redesignated 560th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962), Redesignated 561st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1953), Redesignated 562d Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1953), Redesignated 564th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 565th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 566th Strategic Missile Squadron (1959), Redesignated 567th Strategic Missile Squadron (1959), Redesignated 568th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 569th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 570th Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 571st Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 576th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 577th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 578th Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 579th Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1955), Consolidated with 6586th Test Squadron (1992), Redesignated 165th Liaison Squadron (Commando) (1944), Inactivated 1951, Redesignated 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Inactivated 1951, Redesignated 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Inactivated 1949, Redesignated 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Inactivated 1949, Redesignated 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Redesignated 512th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 513th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 514th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 515th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 516th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 517th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 518th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 519th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 520th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 700th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952), Redesignated 701st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952), Redesignated 704th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) (1955), Redesignated 709th Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1973), Redesignated 711th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952) (1973), Inactivated 1990 & Redesignated 715th Weapons Squadron (2003), Inactivated 1963, Redesignated 718th Intelligence Squadron (2011), Redesignated 46th Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic-Weather), Redesignated 728th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967), Redesignated 729th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967), Redesignated 730th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 55th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1950), Redesignated 756th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1954), Redesignated 772d Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 773d Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 815th Troop Carrier Squadron (1953), Redesignated 816th Troop Carrier Squadron (1953), Redesignated 817 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 822d Tactical Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 823d Tactical Missile Squadron (1962), Redesignated 850th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 851st Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Consolidated with 788th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional); Inactivated 1945, Consolidated with 962d Airborne Early Warning & Control Squadron (1985), Redesignated 865th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 866th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 873d Tactical Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 874th Tactical Missile Squadron (1961), Replaced by 329th Combat Crew Training Squadron (1986), This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 22:04. Work was completed in 1943. Inter-Island Airways acquired three DC-3 24-passenger aircraft and they flew from Oakland to Honolulu in 14 hours and 58 minutes. The Army made extensive improvements to Molokai Airport including paving runways, taxiways and aprons and lighting of runway 5-23. 1922. Redesignated 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group Extensive construction was undertaken to provide a base for seaplane and landplane operations, principally for the Naval Air Transport Service. The USAF is currently considering converting some of its B-52Hs to EB-52Hs to act as a stand-off electronic warfare platform. direct to Kalaupapa. By The Navy received a permit from the Territory to enter and construct facilities for their own use at John Rodgers Airport. (Approved 21 Jun 1924. The Navy decommissioned Marine Corps Air Corps Air Station. Four hundred American aircraft were parked at Ford Island, Hickam Field, Wheeler Field, Ewa MCAS, Kaneohe MCAS, Bellows Station and Haleiwa Field. Crest: On a wreath of the colors (argent and The B-24 was better suited for operations in the Pacific, having a higher speed and a larger bomb load at medium altitudes. 1949-1952. oil installations at Balikpapan, Borneo, on 30 Sep 1944. The military bases in Hawaii had been of immense value in staging, training, repairing and providing fuel, ammunition, supplies and replacement equipment. Naval Air Station Honolulu (NAS 29) was operational in late 1943 but was commissioned on January 1, 1944. Runway construction at Hickam Field, 1940. Ten Keystone B-3 and B-4 bombers from the group's 23d and 72d Bombardment Squadrons dropped 20, 600-pound bombs around the volcano to divert molten lava away from the town. Do you have items such as papers, photos, uniforms, gear and other artifacts? Some of these airfields were considered vulnerable to attack and unusable, and the others were placed under strict control of either the Army or Navy. Eleven airlines operated from the airport. 6 detector stations in operation. Decorations. LATEST NEWS; ABOUT US; B-1B Lancers integrate with partners, build interoperability during exercise COPE INDIA 2023 . Solomons; Eastern Mandates; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Flew long patrol and photographic missions over the Solomon Islands and the Coral Sea, attacked Japanese shipping off Guadalcanal, and raided airfields in the northern Solomons until August 1943. At the beginning of the war, the facilities of Pan American Airways were placed at the disposal of the Navy and in June 1942, operations for the Navy were commenced on a contractual basis in conjunction with the Naval Air Transport Service. Its mission is to manage and operate B-52H Stratofortress bombers serve as part of the Air Force's conventional and strategic combat force. On December 7, 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu, the squadron suffered four Killed In Action (KIA) and nine Wounded In Action (WIA). B-18, 1937-1942; B-17, 1941-1943; B-24; 1943-1945. Solomon Islands and the Coral Sea, attacked Japanese shipping off The wing, however, kept its certification to perform missions and training with nuclear weapons. Connections See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below. The Hawaiian Air Force moved to Hickam Field as construction had progressed sufficiently to accommodate them. New Site at Spreckelsville, Maui. During the nearly four years of war, the group participated in 10 major campaigns, flew more than 1,000 combat missions and earned two Distinguished Unit Citations and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. 5th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (B-18) Trinidad, Waller Field 9th Bombardment Group (Heavy) 1st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (B-18) . Trans-Air Hawaii, initiated four DC-3s in freight and express service and carried a total of 12 millionpounds during the year 1947. There were three seaplane runways each 1,000 feet wide with an average length of 2.7 miles. Most users of the airport are commercial operators and the Army and Navy operating between the islands. Mokuleia Field was renamed for George Dillingham. The group is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, being a successor organization of the 5th Group (Composite), one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. A flight of 11 B-17s arrived during the attack from the West Coast and landed at Wheeler, Haleiwa, Hickam and the golf course at Kahuku. John Rodgers Field was taken over by the Army at the beginning of the war and used as a troop transport base while runway construction was in progress. Morse Field was an Army air field located on the south tip of the Island of Hawaii andwas controlled by the Territory on a temporary permit basis pending final transfer. Hickam Field was redesignated Hickam Air Force Base. aircraft. Unknown with Thirteenth AF during the Allied drive from the Solomons to the The Civil Aeronautics Administrationprovided additional funds by matching the construction fund and 25 percentof the land acquisition costs. The Aeronautics Commission obtained the services, under contact, of CAA personnel to operate the control tower until Federal funds became available for this purpose. The airportwas used mainly by commercial airlines operating between the islands. This was broken down to $51,000 Federal, $91,000 Territorial, and $113,000 by Inter-Island Airways. Gen. Frank as Commanding General 18th Wing at Hickam. Due to lack of aircraft, the plans were not put into effect. The following aeronautical activities were available at Honolulu Airport: Scheduled Airlines (Overseas)Pan American Airways, United Air Lines, China National Aviation Corporation, British Commonwealth Pacific Airways and Philippine Airlines; Non-scheduled (Overseas)Trans-Ocean Airlines (Guam-USA, China USA), Pacific Overseas Airlines (Contract & Ferry); Scheduled InterislandHawaiian Airlines (Passenger and Freight); Trans-Air Hawaii (Temporary permit); Non-scheduled InterislandAndrew Flying Service, K-T Flying Service, Hawaiian Air Transport Service, Cockett Airlines, Island Flight Service; Trans-Pacific Airlines; Flying SchoolsAndrew Flying Service, K-T Flying Service, Hawaiian School of Aeronautics, Aero Service & Supply; Island Flight Service; Mechanics SchoolsHonolulu Vocational; Repair Shops (Light Plane)Andrew Flying Service, K-T Flying Service, Hawaiian School of Aeronautics, Leighton & Schriver Metal Shop, Aviation Radio Maintenance Company, Associated Aircraft Repair, Aero Service & Supply; Repair Shops (Heavy Planes)Hawaiian Airlines, Trans-Pacific Airlines, Trans-Air Hawaii, Hawaiian Air Transport Service, Cockett Airlines, Pan American Airways; Government PlanesMilitary Air Transport Service, Utility Flight Unit, Civil Aeronautics Administration. Sign up for a new account in our community. May 1944; Borneo, 30 Sep 1944. Between 1947 and 1958, the group underwent several name and assignment changes while continually upgrading its aircraft. The Hawaiian Islands were placed on alert. While the Navy had more extensive installations and greater use of the field, the Army Air Corps continued to operate the control tower, and from Army installations served a sizeable air transport operation conducted by the 19th Troop Transport Squadron. 1939; Espiritu Santo, 1 Dec 1942; Guadalcanal, 19 Aug 1943; Munda, New Facilities included five steel hangars, five seaplane ramps, concrete parking areas, two warm-up aprons, a maintenance hangar, two seaplane hangars, and two Midway-type hangars. U.S. Army Engineers constructed military installations and continued the expansion of runways, taxiways and parking aprons. Act 35, Session Laws of Hawaii 1941, appropriated $7,500 for the acquisition of lands in Kailua (Kona) for an airport. All commercial overseas flights between the West Coast of the U.S., Australia, the Philippines and East Asiawere operating from the Overseas Terminal on the south side of the airport. 5th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in Apr 1946, and 5th Reconnaissance Group in Feb 1947. Sid Ulmer of the 31st BS has written "Waist Gunner". Today Bomb Squadrons are considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) along with fighter squadrons. Thirteenth Air Force began operations in November 1942 as an organization composed of many widely separated Seventh Air Force and independent units scattered in the South Central Pacific during the Solomon Islands campaign . Two asphalt concrete runways were built: 1,000 feet wide and 8,400 and 8,300 feet in length. This field, because of its short runways, could not be used by the Army during the War and was plowed up to prevent its possible use by the enemy. 31st Bombardment Squadron | 5th Bombardment Group | Thirteenth Air Force . For the first time in combat history, a 5th BW crew employed a Litening II targeting pod to strike targets at an Iraqi airfield 11 April 2003. Hickam Field (17th Air Base) was the largest U.S. Air Corps Station, with approximately 100 officers and 3,000 men. TheHawaiian Air Force, an integrated command for slightly more than one year, under the command of Major. Jack W. Fox, PFC: Frank J. Lango, Pvt: William M. Northway, Pvt: . Ewa Field was established as a Marine Corps Air Station. The second wave consisted of 170 aircraft. 1950-16 Jun 1952. Began converting to B-36's. Plans for future development of this airport were not made since negotiationswere under way with the Navy for a long-term lease on Kahului Naval Air Station which was considered much more desirable for commercial airline operation. By Act 23 of the 1947 Session of the Territorial Legislature, an amount of $105,000 was appropriated for the development. On September 23, 1947 Mr. Belcher was appointed as Assistant Director of Aeronautics. Be the first one to, The Story Of The Fifth Bombardment Group (Heavy), Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, United States. A total of 1,153 people came to Hawaii from the Mainland by air. Courage Before Every Danger begins in 1938 with the 31st Bomb Squadron's transfer from the Mainland to Hawaii. Shield: Party per pale nebuly vert and sable a death's Puunene Airport reverted to the Territory of Hawaii under a Quitclaim Deed. Flew missions to the Netherlands Indies, receiving a DUC for an attack, conducted through heavy flak and fighter defenses, on oil installations at Balikpapan, Borneo, on 30 September 1944. Uploaded by 31st Bombardment Squadron (H) Association 1701 Williamsburg Road Lexington, Kentucky 40504-2013. No known nickname or nose art. Hawaiian Air Transport Service began its operations with Beechcraft D-18 F planes, and provides non-scheduled service to all Territorial airports and provides special tourist sight-seeing flights to the neighbor islands, and provides charter services as required. Campaigns. (Approved 10 Sep 1934. Emig was replaced by Joel S. Westa. After the war, these operations returned to Port Allen Airport. Homestead, Molokai; This was the first Air Force outside the Continental U.S. Maj. Gen. Frederick L. Martin, C.G. 72d: 1923-1930, 1938-1947, Contact Squadron Veterans: Contact information for 31st BS Veterans. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Philippine Air Lines placed DC-6s in operation between San Francisco and Manila on the first sleeper service across the Pacific. The occasion was to inaugurate Uniteds scheduled daily service between Honolulu and San Francisco on May 1, 1947. 55th Fighter Group: 31st Bomb Squadron: 55th Fighter Squadron: 31st Fighter Group: . An attack against naval vessels at sea was found to be a job best done by low-altitude B-25 Mitchell/B-26 Marauder medium bombers or by Douglas A-24 Banshee dive bombers. Search the history of over 806 billion Three more airportswere under construction: Kauai: Lihue Airport; HawaiiKailua (Kona) Airport; and MauiHana Airport. Assigned to Seventh AF in Feb 1942. "The 34th Bomb Squadron, 'World Famous Thunderbirds', are grateful for the opportunity to integrate and train with India as we strengthen our Indo-Pacific partnership," said 34th BS Commander Lt. Col . The Pearl Harbor Naval Base had accomplished the impossible task of repairing the Aircraft Carrier Yorktown and refitting it in three days rather than the estimated three months. Associated Airways inaugurated air service to Honolulu. Property Damage: Hangars at both Hickam and Wheeler were severely damaged. Constructors Number 2334. The ban was lifted on private flying, opening theairfields to civilians. An alternate route existed over the Waianae Mountains at 3,000 feet msl. The Navy determined that Puunene Airport was not adequate and found it necessary to establish another large air station on Maui. The new site is approximately four miles northwest of the village of Hana. The field was taken over by the Army at the beginning of the war and used as a troop carrier transport base while construction of the runways was in progress. ), Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986. and Southwest Pacific with B-17 and B-24 aircraft, served in combat Motto: Kiai O Ka Lewa 1938-unkn; Lt Col Edwin B Bobzien, 1941; Col Arthur W Meehan, 1942; Col Completed a There was an Agreement with the United States Relative to Operation and Maintenance of the John Rodgers Airport and Keehi Lagoon Seaplane Base. All interisland operators were based on the north side of the airport. Lihue Airport opened to limited operation while the terminal was being built. Then struck enemy bases and installations on Bougainville, New It became NAS 14 and was intended to support four air carrier groups. The field was an unpaved sod strip. Barking Sands, Kauai; Studieswere on-going as the community wanted to be able to fly to Honolulu. Moved to the US in May 1949. The Board recommended the following priorities for naval construction: Naval Air Station, Maui; Admiral Nimitz appointed a Joint Army-Navy Board on Aviation Facilities in the Main Hawaiian Group, chaired by Army MG Hale. The base consisted of two groups: 1) 5th Bomb Group, consisting of 5 squadrons, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 23rd Bomb Squadron, 31st Bomb Squadron, 72nd Bomb Squadron and 4th Recon Group. Hamoa Airport in Hana was owned by the Territory and had been in operation since May 1934. Flown to Hill Field and later flown to Hickam Field. Northwest Airlines inaugurated air service to Honolulu. It was held until satisfactorily armed., The 7th Bomb Group Air echelon left Hamilton Field, California for Hickam. Redesignated 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group in Jul 1949. Puunene Airport, Maui, was taken over by the Navy and was greatly expanded. Twenty-one B-17D aircraft were flown right from the Boeing assembly line to Oakland (Hamilton Field) and on to Hickam Field in 13 hours and 10 minutes. Guadalcanal, and raided airfields in the northern Solomons until Aug A Joint Resolution of the Territorial Legislature officially changed the name of Hilo Airport to General Lyman Field. Molokai Airport (Homestead Field) was taken over and developed by the Army, but not to the extent of Hilo or Puunene. Barbers Point, Oahu; personnel evidently had been withdrawn by early in 1946. Naval Air Station, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, with the primary mission of maintaining and operating a base for Naval Air Transport Units, Pacific Wing. CAMPAIGNS. Thirty five B-17 Bombers were ferried through Hickam to the Philippines. Itwas used by non-scheduled operators. Operational squadrons were 23d, 31st and 72d Strategic Reconnaissance flying Boeing RB-17G/F-2/F-9/F-13 aircraft (194749) and beginning in 1948, Boeing RB-29 aircraft until 1951. Redesignated 5th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in April 1946, and 5th Reconnaissance Group in February 1947. With modern technology and advanced weapons like the JDAM and JASSM, the 5th's B-52 are expected to remain operational until the year 2040. Runways B and D, Keehi Lagoon, John Rodgers Airport; Development was made by the Army and consisted of two runways, 4,400-feet and 3,200 feet in length. The field had two paved runways, one 6,500 feet and the other 6,000 feet in length. With no prior notice for aircrew, 12 B-52H bombers took off in rapid succession.[4]. This page is not available in other languages. Construction began at Barber Point Naval Air Station. Construction plans for the new Hana Airportwere about 30 percentcomplete. Congress appropriated a sum of $1.9 million for the development of John Rodgers Airport in conjunction with the seaplane project. The 5th Operations Group's history dates back more than eight decades to the infancy of military aviation. Distinguished Unit Citations: Woleai Island, 18 Apr-15 In 1935, the group helped save the city of Hilo, Hawaii, during the eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano. 5th Bombardment Group (5th BG) "Bomber Barons", Courage Before Every Danger - Honor Honor Before All Men The History of the 31st Bombardment Squadron (H) in World War II In Their Own Words, Pacific Wrecks - 5th Bombardment Group "Bomber Barons" Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Pacific Wrecks - 5th Bombardment Group "Bomber Barons" Consolidated B-24 Liberators, History of the Fifth Bombardment Group: The Story of 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy), The Bomber Barons: The History of the 5th Bomb Group in the Pacific during World War II, Captain James Donald Robertson His Life and Times From Judith Gap, Montana To World War II In The South Pacific. Odd altitudes went clockwise and even altitudes went counterclockwise. Gen. Frederick L. Martin, was deployed. It was now called Dillingham Field. As of this date the following airports were under the management of the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission: Honolulu Airport, Bellow Field, Haleiwa Airport, Port Allen Airport, Kalaupapa Airport, Molokai Airport, Hamoa Airport (Hana), Lanai Airport, General Lyman Field (Hilo), Kamuela Airport, Upolu Airport, Morse Field (South Cape). Fifty five P-40 aircraft also arrived by aircraft carrier. They were divided into several groups for onward flight. It was anticipated that the restaurants would be an important source of non-aeronautical revenue. Upolu Airport had one paved runway 4,000-feet long and was the only airport in that part of the island which met the requirements for scheduled airline operation. Between 1949 and 1954, MATS flew 559,000 passengers across the Pacific through Hickam. Hickam Field Army Air Base was transferred to the Pacific Air Service Command and merged with the Hawaiian Air Depot. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force. . The landplane area at John Rodgers airport had been filled by spoil from seaplane channel dredging and three runways were completed. Before the Korean War, the Air Force and Navy combined airlift operations into MATS, a single-manager concept. At 0755 on a Sunday morning, 183 aircraft from six Japanese aircraft carriers struck American military facilities and vessels on Oahu, just as Billy Mitchell had predicted in 1924. -- Army Air Forces -- Bombardment Group (H), 5th, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean, United States. The Army Air Corps P-82 Twin Mustang Betty Jo took off from Hickam Field and flew some 5,000 miles to LaGuardia Field, New York, non stop with no air-to-air refueling, in 14 hours and 33 minutes. In 1947 overseas operations between Honolulu and the Mainland through Honolulu from the Philippines, Australia and the Orient totaled 2,729 arrivals at Honolulu Airport: Pan American World Airways, 1,794; Transocean (including PAL), 300; United Air Lines, 247; Australian National Airways, 168; Pacific Overseas Airlines, 95; Matson Navigation Co., 53; China National Aviation Co., 33; Royal Netherlands Indies Airways, 27; Far Eastern Air Transport, Inc, 8; and Qantas Airways, 4. More than 10 million cubic yards of coral was placed between John Rodgers Airport and Hickam Field, in Fort Shafter Flats, in Mapunapuna and elsewhere in the vicinity. Activities included training, participating in Army-Navy Its mission is to manage and operate B-52H Stratofortress bombers serve as part of the Air Force's conventional and strategic combat force. Trans-Ocean Airlines inaugurated air service to Hawaii. The 5th Bombardment Group suffered devastating casualties and equipment damage during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hickam Field and other targets on the island of Oahu on 7 December 1941. May 1949; Fairfield-Suisun AFB, Calif, 9 Nov 1949-16 Jun 1952.

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