Hangar 79
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Hangar 79
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
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Photograph - Digital Capture/faa Watermark Will Not Appear On The Final Image.
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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 locating the Japanese fleet after the attack. Along her coast were moored seven of the Pearl Harbor fleet's nine battleships. It is also where the Pacific Fleet's three carriers would have moored had they been in port that day. The attack destroyed nearly all of the patrol planes and disabled the Pacific Fleet's battleship force, making it impossible for the U.S. to carry the fight to Japan to spoil the Japanese expansion in the Pacific. Hangar 79 is now the home of the Pacific Aviation Museum and still has bullet holes from the attack in it's walls and windows.
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February 2nd, 2013
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Comments (13)
Kathleen K Parker
Love the bullet holes preserved in the windows, Jon! Good history lesson, too! :) kk
Lydia Holly
Jon, thanks for the history behind the photo! The photo brings the past into the present. L