Warbird Information Exchange

What an amazing place - definitely should be on everyone's bucket list.



Arizona Memorial









"Tears of the Arizona" - oil from the hull







USS Bowfin



USS Missouri



Pacific Air Museum's A6M2 Zero



PAM's Dauntless - original paint (Lake Michigan recovery)



Hangar 79 still showing damage from December 7, 1941





PAM's Nakajima B5N2 Kate torpedo plane









PAM's Niihau Island Zero (crashed on island after Pearl attack)



Niihau Cletrac



PAM's B-17E "Swamp Ghost"











Ford Island Control Tower

Wonderfully amazing photos! Thank you for posting them.

Fantastic photos! thanks. Yes, Pearl Harbor is a very kool place to visit.

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

Terrific Set of photos

PAM's Nakajima B5N2 Kate torpedo plane








Thanks so much for the pix . I'm amazed at all the "lightning" holes in the Kate!! , I know they did that in the Zero. Did all Japanese
aircraft employ this technique? I see too that their not just holes drilled but flanged which adds strength also. Just amazing.
Any more from the museum?

The" lightening holes" that Naval Aviators installed thru Japanese aircraft weren't of the flanged type. The dias. were usually either or both .5 in. or 20mm.

A couple quick questions: Is the B-17E's belly turret on display, and what are the functions of the three long levers in the lower control quadrant of the Kate?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Awesome photos! Is the tower and related building open for tour at all?

Tom P.

Chris, those three long levers are for the manual bomb release (presumably one would be used to release the torpedo)

Tom - I don't know if the tower is open (I should have asked!)

Here is a diagram of the cockpit for the Kate, in case anyone can translate the call outs