A few pics from the Pacific Aviation Museum.
From the ticket office looking at the USS Bowfin
First exhibit after exiting the theater, the Zero
exhibit 2, Petty Officer 1st Class Shigenori Nishikaichi's Zero which crashed landed on the island of Niihau, sometime after the attack on Pearl. The brochure states that the consquences and events leading to his death on Niihau, led to the eventual internment of Japanese-Americans in Hawaii and the West Coast of the USA
exhibit 3, Aeronca 65TC
exhibit 4, B-25
exhibit 5, Wildcat
exhibit 6, P40, it appeared to be a fiberglass replica
exhibit 7, Stearman, seen hanging in the current mags is now on the floor, behind it is the Lani Akea Cafe
Our docent for the tour was Chip Gunther, a Navy Pilot, that flew Corsairs, he was a great tour guide. Pictured here with my wife Barbara
The Museum is off to a good start, with two more hangars slated to open later on, focusing on other eras of military airpower. You can still see the runway, but, lots of grass is overtaking it. The shuttle bus drops you off at the front door, and runs every 15 minutes. The bus was waiting to depart, we jumped on and headed back. So I totaly spaced out getting pics off the landing strip, tower, other hangars. Once, inside the bus no pics allowed. Oh well, something for the next trip...
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