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- The servicemen of Pearl Harbor's naval base were taking some much-needed R&R between early-morning repairs inside Hangar 37 when suddenly they heard a buzzing overhead. With the humming of their own planes and battleships periodically filling the air, this rapidly approaching sound wasn't foreign to their ears, but this instance proved to be drastically different. Thunderous explosions soon overtook Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona struggled to stay afloat as the Imperial Japanese Navy delivered a surprise military strike, which resulted in one of the most devastating attacks on American soil. With a mission to preserve the history of this tragic event, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor opened that very same hangar to the public, hundreds of feet from where ships burned and men courageously fought more than 70 years ago. Hangar 37's 42,000-square-foot space currently houses many of the museum's artifacts, which include a World War IIāera B-25B bomber, Japanese Zero, and naval planes such as the SBD Dauntless. Also open to the public, Hangar 79 displays the actual bullet holes that pierced its windows during the attack, while an authentic WWII maintenance shop contains an exhibit that explains how planes ran on Lucky Strike cigarette materials. Visitors can experience the museum's ever-evolving collection of exhibitsāāwhich has included segments dedicated to the Korean War's MiG Alley and the Flying Tigersāāthrough guided tours in both hangars and submerse themselves in the virtual world of the museum's combat flight simulator.
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In the middle of historic Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, you can almost feel the day the bombs fell in the Japanese suprise attack on America, Dec. 7, 1941, the beginning of WWII. The displays and aircraft in Hangar 37 are beautiful, the videos and film of the infamous day are unreal, plus veteran docents bring it all alive for you with stories and tales. And you can actually dogfight in either a Japanese Zero or an American Wildcat in the combat flight simulators. Take the Aviator's Tour and see all the great aircraft, plus the Restoration Shop where they're restoring the planes. It's a beautiful experience and admission really affordable. We bought tickets online at the website and then you take a shuttle bus from the Arizona Memorial area over to the hangars and control tower of the museum on Ford Island. Don't miss it. Good restaurant with beer and wine. And a great musuem shop with all kinds of cool avaition themed clothes, nose art, and WWII memorabilia. The kids loved it, too.
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Phone: (808) 441-1000
Address: 319 Lexington Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96818
Website: http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org
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