The Control Tower on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor – Building S84 (Article II)
Posted on December 06, 2011 2010 December 2, 2011 Control Tower on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor Both Tora, Tora, Tora and Pearl Harbor prominently featured the tall red and white […]
Ford Island: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – December 7, 1941 (Article I)
Posted on November 21, 2011 Introduction Ford Island was the epicenter of the attack on December 7, 1941. Its seaplane base had dozens of long-range PBY patrol bombers capable of […]
Pan Am’s Pacific Clippers
Posted on September 14, 2011 The 1930s were the romantic years of flight. At the beginning of the decade, flying across oceans was a life-risking experience. However, beginning in 1936, […]
Why did the Japanese Sink the Utah at Pearl Harbor?
Posted on July 29, 2011 Figure 1: USS Utah AG-16 First Wave of the Pearl Harbor Attack In the first wave of the Pearl Harbor attack, 16 Japanese B5N2 Kate […]
Revenge of the Pearl Harbor Battleships
Posted on June 13, 2011 October 25, 1944, 0200 hours. It is the final major day of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Six America battleships slowly steam back and forth […]
Pearl Harbor: The Bombs of the Second Wave
Posted on December 23, 2010 Japanese Bombs and Torpedoes at Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, Japanese torpedoes and bombs devastated Hawaii’s warships and air fields. The “Weapons Wall” at […]
Where Would the Enterprise Have Moored?
Posted on November 01, 2010 The Pacific Fleet’s three aircraft carriers were fortunately out of port on December 7, 1941. The Saratoga was en route from Bremerton, Washington to San […]
Phoenixes, Dragons and Cranes…Oh, My!
Posted on February 16, 2010 At the start of the battle, the crew of an American ship killed the Deep Blue Dragon. Enraged, the Flying Dragon destroyed the ship that […]
Aircraft Carrier Ops
Posted on January 13, 2010 With every successful Navy is the integration of aircraft carriers and air superiority capabilities. The evolution of the aircraft carriers is equally as impressive with […]
Amelia Earhart’s crash on Ford Island, March 20, 1937
Posted on November 16, 2009 THE MOVIE CRASH The movie Amelia graphically depicts Amelia Earhart’s crash on Ford Island in March, 1937. Ford Island is located in the heart of […]