Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Former name | Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor |
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Established | 1996 |
Location | Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States |
Coordinates | 21°21′36″N 157°57′42″W / 21.3600°N 157.9617°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Collections | Aviation |
Collection size | 43 aircraft |
Founder | John Sterling[1] |
Director | Elissa Lines[2] |
Curator | Rod Bengston |
Public transit access | Roberts Hawaii |
Website | www.pacificaviationmuseum.org |
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (formerly the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor) is a
The museum has been involved in community events ranging from preservation of historical landmarks to educational tours throughout Hawai'i. The focus devoted efforts to restoring the Ford Island control tower and signed a lease with the Navy to begin repairs. Visitors to the museum gain access via tour bus from the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites on Halawa landing. The museum has received awards for their efforts to restore historical buildings.
History
In 1983, the Pacific Aerospace Museum was formed inside
Prior to the completion of the
A groundbreaking ceremony was held March 21, 2006 for the $75,000,000 construction of the museum.
The museum opened a 4,000 square foot Aviation Learning Center in 2021.[18]
Facilities
Due to its historical significance, as the location of the first radio alert of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the museum plans to spend over $7,500,000 repairing the Ford Island control tower.[19] It was registered as a category 1 structure in the 1978 Pearl Harbor Naval Base Historic Preservation Plan and is being restored by Kiewit Building Group; the same contractor who built the museum.[19] The 70-year-old 158 feet (48 m) tower suffers from deteriorating steel stairs, landing, and beams that require repair or replacement.[20] A grant through the United States Department of Defense appropriations for the stabilization and restoration of a historical landmark was given to the museum for $3,800,000 which provided the initial funds to start the project.[21] The control tower, as well as the runway, has been designated a national historic landmark since 1964.[22] In 2010, records filed with Congress shows that defense firms had donated nearly $449,000 to the museum during efforts to raise money to restore the tower.[23] The tower was considered a personal issue for Senator Inouye and many of these donations were made in his memory.[23] The tower was featured in the films Tora! Tora! Tora! and Pearl Harbor.[24]
Hangar 37, a former seaplane hangar and a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was the first hangar developed for the museum.
Exhibits
In 2009, former McDonald's CEO Fred L. Turner sponsored the restoration of a Douglas SBD Dauntless.[30] The Boeing N2S-3 Stearman used by former President George H. W. Bush for flight training and used for his first solo flight is an exhibit at the museum.[31]
The remains of the
A Japanese A6M2-21 Zero similar to the aircraft used in the attack on Pearl Harbor was salvaged in 1968 and restored to flying condition in 1985.[3] Originally, it flew with the Japanese air group 201 in the Solomon Islands.[31] It was sold to the Commemorative Air Force for use in air shows and later sold to the museum in 2006.[3]
On April 11, 2013, the remains of a B-17 bomber arrived at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor almost 70 years after avoiding destruction during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In June 2012, the museum debuted a 10-foot (3.0 m) tall, 40-foot (12 m) wide diorama of the Battle of Midway.[37] The diorama was commissioned in 2008 for $400,000 on the advice of Turner and took three years to complete by former US Navy pilot Karl Lau.[37]
Collection
- Aeronca Model 65TC
- Bell AH-1 Cobra
- Bell OH-58 Kiowa
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (Swamp Ghost)
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (nose section)
- Boeing F/A-18 Hornet
- Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
- Boeing N2S-3 Stearman
- Convair F102A Delta Dagger
- Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
- Douglas A3D/NTA-3B Skywarrior
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Douglas SBD Dauntless
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
- General Dynamics F-111C
- Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
- Grumman F-14D Tomcat
- Grumman TBM Avenger
- Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
- McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
- Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Type 0
- North American B-25B Mitchell
- North American F-86F Sabre
- North American F-86L Sabre
- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- North American T-6 Texan
- Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief
- Republic RC-3 Seabee
- Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
- Sikorsky HH-34J Choctaw
- Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion
- Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk
- Stinson L-13
East, Wind, Rain
In 2008, the Hawaii Pacific University documentary and corporate video class completed development of a 12-minute film titled East, Wind, Rain to replace the older film shown to visitors at the museum.[38] The film explains the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to museum guests and won the 2010 Pixie Gold Award from American Pixel Academy.[39]
Public reception
Controversies
In 2013 the museum planned to host 1,500 Chinese nationals from Amway China on Ford Island who were particularly interested in the Flying Tigers exhibit. The Navy expressed concerns about this plan as Ford Island remains an active military installation.[40] Despite these concerns, the Navy approved the event and erected a 6-foot (1.8 m) tall fence.[40][41]
In March 2013 the museum's online ticketing service was hacked. The museum's service provider, Vendini, believed that none of the data of its customers was accessed.[42]
In June 2013 the museum fought the US Navy's plan to install 60,000 photovoltaic panels over 28 acres on the Ford Island runway.[43] The Navy had intended to comply with Congressional and Defense Department mandates to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and offset the cost of Hawaiian energy costs, which are the highest in the United States.[43] The plan deviated from a 2009 proposal which would use the panels to define the historic runway in favor of panels which would produce twice the power.[44] The Navy offered the museum $250,000 toward renovation of the control tower's elevator in exchange for their support of the plan which the museum declined.[44] It organized an internet campaign to oppose the plan based on historical significance.[43] Instead, the Navy decided to install the panels on existing structures around Pearl Harbor.[43]
Community involvement
In 2008, the museum received a grant from BAE Systems to fund its Barnstorming program to build wind tunnels and plane props that will tour local schools to teach aerospace education to sixth graders.[45] In 2012, the program was credited with teaching 3,500 students from 40 schools.[45]
In 2013, the U.S. State Department awarded the museum the "Museums Connect" grant for the "Past to Present: U.S. -Sino Bridge of Connections" program.
Tourism
During the
Recognition and awards
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor was listed as the eighth top aviation attraction in the United States by
See also
- Onizuka Space Center
- List of aerospace museums
- List of museums in Hawaii
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