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  Anthony D. Lucas 1942  Justin Taylan 2010 |
Location Lat 21° 34' 46N 158° 11' 50W Mokuleia Field is located at 14' above sea level west of Mokuleia on the northern tip of Oahu in Hawaii in the United States. To the west is Kaena Point. Also known as Dillingham Field or Dillingham Air Force Base (Dillingham AFB). Still in use today as Dillingham Airport. Also known as Kawaihapai Airfield. Construction Built during the early part of the war. Operational by February 1942 and based P-40 Warhawks of the 72nd Pursuit Squadron. By middle 1942, the runway was paved and had two rows of bunkers on the south side of the runway. Wartime History Used as an airfield for heavy bomber operations, and later based fighters. Large revetments with angled walls were built for heavy bombers. By April 1945, the airfield was still operational. American units based at Mokuleia Field 5th BG, 23rd BS (B-17) Hickam March 24, 1942–Dec 1, 1942 Bomber 1 returns February 1- 6, 1943 Bomber 1 5th BG, HQ ? - December 1, 1942 Bomber 1 307th BG, 424th BS (B-24) USA arrives November 2, 1942–February 6, 1943 departs Espiritu Santo 30th BG, 27th BS (B-24) November 10, 1943 departs Namumea 11th BG, 98th BS (B-17) Bomber 1 arrives April 8, 1943–November 11, 1943 departs Namumea 318th FG, 73rd FS (P-40) NAS Kaneohe arrives May 5, 1943–November 8, 1943 departs Bellows 318th FG, 72rd FS (P-47) June 8, 1944 departs Haleiwa returns March 26, 1945 departs South Field 15th FG, 78th FS (P-47) Stanley April 1, 1944–June 8, 1944 departs Bellows 21st FG, 531st FS (P-38, P-51) Kuoloa arrives October 8, 1944–March 26, 1945 departs South Field 21st FG, HQ Wheeler October 13, 1944–March 26, 1945 departs South Field 508th FG, 466th FS (P-47) Kuoloa arrives February 25, 1945 21st FG, 72th FS (P-51) March 26, 1945 departs Iwo Jima Postwar During 1947, closed as an airfield but listed on maps as a 8,900' surfaced runway. In 1948, the airfield was inactivated and renamed Dillingham Air Force Base (Dillingham AFB) in memory of B-29 "Maniuwa" 42-63678 pilot Captain Henry G. Dillingham Killed In Action (KIA) July 25, 1945 over Kawasaki. By the early 1950s, aircraft were again based at this field, but was again closed. A portion of the airfield was used as a US Army Nike surface-to-air missile Launch Site for Battery OA-84, during the late 1950s to early 1960s. Today In the middle 1970s, reopened as a civilian airport owned by the U.S. Army and managed by the Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division (HDOTA). Still in use today as Dillingham Airport a small airport primarily used by gliders and light powered aircraft. The single runway is oriented 26/08 measures 9,007' 75' surfaced with asphalt with a portion inside the runway 5,000' x 60' for light powered aircraft. Airport codes: FAA: HDH ICAO: PHDH IATA: HDH. At the western end of the runway, a portion of at least one wartime revetment still remains. References Abandoned & Little Known Airfields: Mokuleia Army Airfield / Dillingham AFB Hawaii.gov Kawaihapai Airfield (HDH) Contribute
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