by superadmin | Dec 20, 2021 | aircraft, airforce, Hawaii, hawaii history, Hawaii Museum, Military history, navy, pearl harbor, wwii
P2Y-1s of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10F arrive over Hawaii after completing their flight from San Francisco.During the interwar years both military and civilian aviation circles focused their attention on transoceanic flight. The epic non-stop flight across the Atlantic in...
by superadmin | Jul 17, 2021 | Hawaii, history, pearl harbor, VJ Day, wwii
The “Dancing Man” in Elizabeth Street, Sydney on 18 August 1945.August 14 – 15 1945 mark VJ Day or “Victory Over Japan Day in which the Imperial Japanese surrendered, effectively ending WWII. Please Enjoy the Shared footage of VJ Day, August...
by superadmin | Oct 11, 2020 | Ghost story, Halloween, Hawaii, pearl harbor
Hanger 37, Ford Island December 7, 1941 photo courtesy of Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumThere have been reports all around Ford Island of strange things, sounds, and presences that correspond to events of December 7, 1941. Ford Island residents have reported phantom...
by superadmin | Jun 18, 2020 | Hawaii, museum, reopening, submarine, wwii
Health and Safety TipsUSS Bowfin Submarine Museum & ParkThe World War II submarine, USS Bowfin, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The Gift Shop will be open, but food service and some concessions will remain closed. These will reopen as visitation...
by superadmin | Jun 8, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Army, Hawaii, history, wwii
DA Poster 21-91 France, October 1944.The phrase “Go for broke” was the combat team’s motto meaning, “wager everything,” in Hawaiian Pidgin. The 442nd RCT was a regimental size fighting unit composed mainly of American soldiers of Japanese descent who...
by superadmin | May 12, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Artifacts, collections, Hawaii, museum
Hawaii Undersea Research LaboratoriesCurator Sarah Bellian explains the different ways in which a museum will receive artifacts (donations, gifts, loans, etc). Featuring our most recent artifact, light from Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratories (HURL) – Pisces...
