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 USAAF December 7, 1941  Justin Taylan 2010 |
Location Lat 21° 21' 47" N 157° 43' 6" W Bellows Field is located at 41-043 Kalnianaole Highway on Oahu in Hawaii in the United States. During the Pacific War also known as Bellows Station or Bellows Airfield. Still in use today as Bellows Air Force Station (Bellows AFS) or Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB Bellows). Construction Built prewar by the U.S. Army as an auxiliary airfield with a single runway. Wartime History On December 7, 1941 aircraft were parked wingtip-to-wingtip to prevent sabotage before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. Bellows Airfield was severely damaged during the Japanese. In the morning, B-17C "Skipper" 40-2049 damaged by A6M2 Zeros force landed at Bellows Field. American units based at Bellows Field 18th PG, 19th PS (P-40) Wheeler Feb 20, 1942–May 22, 1942 Kualoa 18th PS, 73rd PS (P-40) Wheeler arrives May 22, 1942 5th BG, 394th BS (B-17) Hickam arrives July 24, 1942 departs Hickam May 30, 1942 returns Sept 28, 1942 Hickam 18th FG, 333rd FS (P-39) activated August 23, 1942 318th FG, 72nd FS (P-40) activated Oct 15, 1942 18th FG, 19th FS (P-40) Kualoa arrives October 20, 1942–February 9, 1943 Barbers Point 318th FG HQ Hickam Feb 9, 1943–June 20, 1944 Saipan 11th BG, 26th BS (B-17) arrives April 8, 1943–May 11, 1943 departs Wheeler 318th FG, 333rd FS (P-39) Hilo arrives July 28, 1943 318th FG, 73rd FS (P-47) Mokuleia arrives Nov 8, 1943 531st BS (A-24) Makin March 1, 1944 31st FG, 531st FBS (A-24, P-38) Makin arrives March 1, 1944–April 21, 1944 departs Kuoloa 318th FG, 19th FS (P-47) Kualoa arrives April 18, 1944–June 20, 1944 departs Saipan 531st FS (P-38) April 21, 1944 15th FG HQ Wheeler arrivees June 3, 1944 15th FG, 78th FS (P-47 / P-51) Mokuleia arrives June 8, 1944–January 24 45 departs Iwo Jima 7th ASA, 311th TCS (C-47) Kahuku arrives February 15, 1944–July 22, 45 departs Okinawa 7th ASA, 316th TCS (C-47) Kahuku arrives February 16, 1944 Today Still in use today as Bellows Air Force Station (Bellows AFS) and Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB Bellows). Today the base is off limits to the general public and used as a recreation area for military personnel. There is a historical marker at the base. Contribute
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