On Oahu, we visited the
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. It was our second visit to the Smithsonian Affiliate. The museum's website does a far better job of describing their exhibits than I ever could. The exhibits are impressive. They especially do a good job with the backgrounds in Hanger 37. Hanger 79 has been left in much of its original state, bullet holes from December 7th included.
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| Japanese Zero |
I think one of the stories that intrigued me this time was how the Robinson family had used a tractor to furrow the island of Niihau to keep it from being used by enemy aircraft. They finished the project prior to December 7th and Niihau was never used as a base of operations.
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| Cletrac Tractor and the only crashed Zero on Niihau |
They had recently opened the Above and Beyond Exhibit, a highly interactive exhibit. That exhibit was part of our reason for going. I had to grin when I saw Harold flapping his arms, trying to stay in V-formation.
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Flying Tigers
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