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    Makapu'u Point (Makapuu) Oahu | Hawaii United States
Location
Lat 21° 18' 40" N  Long 157° 38' 56" W  Makapu'u Point (Makapuu) is located at an elevation of 26' / 8m in the Makapuʻu region on the eastern tip Oahu. Prewar and during World War II part of the Territory of Hawaii. Today part of the State of Hawaii in the United States.

Makapu'u Wayside Trail
Located on the extreme eastern end of Oʻahu, along Highway 72. This scenic overlook trail is one mile long with several defensive fortifications and pillboxes from the war, and a panoramic view from the top of the area.

TBF-1 Avenger Bureau Number 00514
Pilot Gardner crashed October 11, 1942

TBF-1 Avenger Bureau Number 00590
Pilot Caldwell crashed October 11, 1942

F4U-1 Corsair Bureau Number 49668
Pilot Holden ditched April 17, 1945 roughly four miles of Makapu'u Point

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Last Updated
March 20, 2022

 

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