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Posted on Oct 18, 2017 in

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Hickam Field, May 3, 1940

Hickam Field, c1940-1941

Hangar 35, Hickam Field, with B-18s and a P-26 aircraft in front of the second B-18, c1940-1941.

Hickam Field, 1940.

B-18s on Hickam Field flight line, 1940.

P-26 aircraft of the 18th Pursuit Group and B-18 bombers of the 5th Bombardment Group on ramp at Hickam Field, 1940.

Douglas B-18 Bolo Bombers and Boeing P-26 and P-12E aircraft parked on flight line at Hickam Field, 1940.

Runway construction at Hickam Field, 1940.

Ground crew members wash P-40 aircraft fuselage at Hickam Field, 1940.

Hickam Field from 22,500 feet. Drainage canal from apex of runway and alluvial fan drainage at lower center. New railroad tracks at lower right, with old track still visible. Post exchange, clinic, officer's club, additional NCO and officer's quarters, warehouses, and engine shops, September 21, 1941.

Aerial from 3,000 feet shows completed Diamond Head extension of taxiway. Planes are parked closely together on apron for security since sabotage was considered the greatest threat. Two months later the Japanese aerial attack occurred. October 1, 1941.

Hickam Field, October 1, 1941.

Maj. Gen. Clarence A. Tinker, commanding general of 7th Air Force, pins stars of Brig. Gen. on Col. William Farthing, Commander of the 7th Air Force Base Command, at Hickam Field, October 1, 1941.

P-36A aircraft flying over Oahu, February 8, 1940.

P-36A in flight over Oahu, February 15, 1940.

Hickam Field, 1940.

11th Bombardment Squadron, Hickam Field, April 27, 1940.

Loading blackout leaflets on B-18 at Hickam Field for distribution on Oahu, May 18, 1940.

Blackout notices distributed by aircraft from Hickam Field, May 18, 1940.

OA-9 aircraft at Hickam Field, c1940-1941.

B-18 assigned to Hickam Field, 1940.

B-18s assigned to Hickam Field, 1940.

B-18 assigned to Hickam Field, 1940.

P-26 on flight line at Hickam Field, 1940.

B-24 modified for cargo, Hickam Field, 1940s.

B-25J stationed at Hickam Field, 1940s.

C-39 aircraft with 6th Fighter Squadron emblem in front of hangars at Hickam Field, c1940.

First mass flight of Army bombers departed Hamilton Field, California, on May 13, 1941 and arrived at Hickam Field in 13 hours and 10 minutes. The flight consisted of 21 B-17 bombers like these flying over Hickam's Main Gate.

P-40 formation over Oahu, August 1, 1941.

P-40 formation over Oahu, August 1, 1941.

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