Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Grand Opening

Former NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw along with Adm Gray Roughead, Commander Pacific Fleet and Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier attend the Pacific Aviation Museum's grand opening.

The Pacific Aviation Museum-Pearl Harbor's grand opening was truly that. Grand!

The newest addition to the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites occupies one of the oldest hangars on Ford Island. The original 40,000 square foot WWII hangar has been restored just as the museum's B-25 Mitchell Bomber, F4F-3 Wildcat, Aeronca, A6M2 Zero, and N2S Stearman have been brought back to their former glory.

Dioramas of Midway, decks of the Hornet, Hiryu and Guadalcanal Cactus Air Force bring to life the history of the first year of the war in the Pacific. One of the most significant displays in the museum is the remains of the Niihau Zero that crash landed on one of Hawaii's remote islands during the attack.

What started out 10 years ago by four aviation enthusiasts came to fruition on December 7, 2006, 65 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Over the past decade interest in their vision grew bringing leaders from the military, local businesses and Hawaii's political elite onboard to help raise interest and support. Many of those who helped make the opening possible were at the ceremonies.

B-25 awaiting its new nose art.
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