Mon, Nov 27, 2006
Future Phases Will Tell Story Of Other Conflicts
To mark the 65th anniversary of the
Japanese attack that thrust the United States into World War II,
the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is set to open
December 7.
The first phase of the museum is 42,442 square feet, and
located inside Hanger 37 at Pearl Harbor's Ford Island, near
Honolulu.
The initial exhibit will, as you might expect, focus on the
Second World War... but future phases will tell stories of the
Korean War, Vietnam War and Cold War, each housed in other hangars
at Ford Island. Many of those buildings still carry scars from the
attack, such as bullet holes, and evidence of strafing fire in the
concrete tarmac.
Executive Director Allan Palmer, himself a fighter pilot in
Vietnam, told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in March the museum "will
tell the story of military aviation in the Pacific by showing the
patriotism, valor and sacrifices made by the military and civilian
mean and women in the Pacific."
Media reports of the opening state many planes that flew on the
front lines will be in the spotlight -- as well as the Navy
Stearman biplane that former President George H.W. Bush soloed in
December 1942.
Also on display will be a red Aeronca that was
airborne during the Japanese invasion, with an instructor and
civilian student onboard. Other aircraft include a Japanese Zero; a
Navy Wildcat fighter, an Army Air Corps B-25 Mitchell bomber; and
P-40 Warhawk fighter.
While its primary focus will be military aviation, the museum
will also tell stories of ground forces that fought
in the war.
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