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| Location Lat 21.52 N Long 157.84 W Kualoa Field was located at 49-560 Kamehameha Highway on the coast to the northeast of Honolulu on Oahu. Also known as Kualoa Point Airfield or Kualoa Point. Prewar Kualoa ranch was located at this location. Construction During late 1942, the U.S. Army built a single hard surfaced (unpaved) runway measuring 6,500' oriented north to south with taxiways surfaced with Marston Mat / Pierced Steel Planking (PSP) by 1944. Revetments were constructed on the western side of the runway. Wartime History During the Pacific War, Kualoa Field was used by the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) during the Pacific War. American units based at Kualoa 18th FG, 19th FS (P-40) Bellows May 22, 1942–October 20, 1942 departs Bellows 11th BG, 42nd BS (B-17, B-24) arrives May 18, 1942–January 1943 deoarts Espiritu Santo returns April 8, 1943 318th FG, 19th FS (P-47, P-38) May 22, 1942 - October 20, 1942 departs Bellows / Stanley returns December 26, 1943–April 18, 1944 departs Bellows 21st FG, 531st FBS (P-38) Bellows arrives April 21, 1944–October 8, 1944 departs Mokuleia 7th AF, 28th PRS (F-5) Kipapa Field October 9, 1944 (det April 23, 1945 Okinawa) - May 8, 1945 Okinawa Today By 1947, Kualoa Field was closed and returned to the prewar owners. Today, part of the Kualoa State Park (Kualoa Regional Park) and Kualoa Ranch. The former airfield is only a clearing today. Several concrete bunkers remain in the cliff face overlooking the former airfield. One of the bunkers is devoted to Hollywood movies filmed on the property including Jurassic Park (1993), Pearl Harbor (2001), and Windtalkers (2002). References Hawaii Aviation - Kualoa Field Abandoned & Little Known Airfields - Kualoa Army Airfield Kualoa Rance & Private Nature Reserve Air Force Combat Units of World War II Thanks to Bob Livingstone for additional information Contribute
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