May 1944; Borneo, 30 Sep 1944. The American Aircraft Carrier Saratoga was in San Diego, the Lexington was delivering planes to Midway Island and the Enterprise delivering planes to Wake Island. A master plan was prepared which showed one terminal building to be used jointly by all passenger carrying airlines, a freight terminal and areas for hangar facilities, aircraft parking, etc. Within a few days, Hawaiian Air was approved by the Military Governor to make emergency flights under military direction, carrying engineers, medicines, munitions, etc. Gen. Walter H. Frank relieved Brig. Air service to Lanai Airport was resumed by Hawaiian Airlines with Douglas DC-3s. Joseph E Reddoch Jr, 31 Dec 1943; Col Thomas C Musgrave Jr, 4 Apr 1944; Naval Air Station, Honolulu, for both land and sea planes. Equipped with Performed long-range strategic reconnaissance, July 1949 October 1955, with some limited reconnaissance to September 1958. 18th Bomb Wing and Hickam Field. Runways B and D, Keehi Lagoon, John Rodgers Airport; Port Allen Airport was released to the Territory by the military and the runways were repaired at a cost of $33,456 of which the Federal government contributed $17,500. The group is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, being a successor organization of the 5th Group (Composite), one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. Reactivated in September 1991 when the 5th Bombardment Group implemented the Objective Wing organization, assigning all flying units to the 5th Operations Group. Emig was replaced by Joel S. Westa. XIII AF Heavy Bomber Squadrons of WWII Naval Air Station, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, with the primary mission of maintaining and operating a base for Naval Air Transport Units, Pacific Wing. Hickam Field (17th Air Base) was the largest U.S. Air Corps Station, with approximately 100 officers and 3,000 men. 331st Bomb Squadron Squadron View all 39 images Object Number - FRE 5085 - The insignia of the 331st Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group. The Naval Air Station on Keehi Lagoon was to have two CV Groups of 180 aircraft and five VP squadrons of 60 aircraft. the theater as part of Far East Air Forces after the war, but all Operations were officially begun by the arrival and landing of a JRF piloted by the Command Officer, Naval Air Station, Kahului, followed immediately by nine SBDs and one F6F aircraft of Composite Squadron 23 under command of Senior Naval Aviation Present, with personnel and gear on hand for duty. Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 41st Air Refueling Squadron (KC-135). Admiral Nimitz appointed a Joint Army-Navy Board on Aviation Facilities in the Main Hawaiian Group, chaired by Army MG Hale. Matson Airlines inaugurated air service between Hawaii and the Mainland. Helped to neutralize enemy bases on Yap and in the Truk and Palau Due to lack of aircraft, the plans were not put into effect. The airportwas one of the largest in the U.S. and comprised 4,019.476 acres. After the war it was regraded and opened to small aircraft operation. 1943. Jack S. Kendall Collection | Library of Congress It was operated as the Naval Air Station, Puunene, Maui, for the training of carrier air groups. Puunene Airport was taken over by the Territory of Hawaii under a permissive agreement with the Navy. Distinguished Unit Citations: Woleai Island, 18 Apr-15 It was anticipated that the restaurants would be an important source of non-aeronautical revenue. A guard force was recruited for public safety, but was replaced by members of the Honolulu Police Department under contractual arrangements. It originally activated as the 2nd Group (Observation) 15 August 1919, at Luke Field in the Territory of Hawaii. Not operational from 10 February 1951 until the group was inactivated on 16 June 1952 when the 5th Reconnaissance Wing implemented the Tri-Deputate organization plan and assigned all flying elements directly to the wing. 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Four Fan Fanny - Nose Art. In 1935, the group helped save the city of Hilo, Hawaii, during the eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano. Ceram, Halmahera, and Formosa; support for ground forces in the On January 30, 1942 delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-17E Flying Fortress serial number 41-2523. 338th: 1947-1949. Redesignated 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group direct to Kalaupapa. Federal funds became available for the operation of the control tower at General Lyman Field. Ninety-four American ships were in Pearl Harbor. A Joint Resolution of the Territorial Legislature officially changed the name of Hilo Airport to General Lyman Field. This area, whichwas under lease to the Navy,was in the process of being declared surplus to their needs and returned to the Territory. William A. Patterson, president of United Air Lines arrived atJohn RodgersAirport in the first DC-6 to be put in overseas service. The aircraft and crews supported U.S. Pacific Command operations to provide a stabilizing military force in the region. First significant deployment of aircraft from Hawaiian Air Force begins with movement of 6 B-17s, commanded by Lt. Col. Walter c. Sweeney, to Palmyra for duty with TG 8.9. These rules were the first revision since the rules and regulations were promulgated by the former Territorial Aeronautical Commission on July 12, 1930. Hawaii Aviation | 1940-1949 Army Air Forces. Barbers Point Naval Air Station was under construction at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. Two asphalt concrete runways were built: 1,000 feet wide and 8,400 and 8,300 feet in length. Today Bomb Squadrons are considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) along with fighter squadrons. Squadrons. All rights reserved. The field was taken over by the Army at the beginning of the war and used as a troop carrier transport base while construction of the runways was in progress. The airfieldwas owned by the U.S. Army Air Force and was developed extensively by the Army during the war. The designating of airports by the geographical location eliminated confusion in the selling of tickets and operational communications throughout the world. ), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1959), Redesignated 508th Strategic Missile Squadron, Redesignated 509th Strategic Missile Squadron, Redesignated 510th Strategic Missile Squadron, Inactivated 1965 & Redesignated 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron (2009), Redesignated 514th Flight Test Squadron in 1970, Redesignated 11th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 12th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 13th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 14th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 15th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 16th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), then 820th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943), Redesignated 17th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 2d Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 532d Strategic Missile Squadron 1961, Redesignated 533d Strategic Missile Squadron 1962, Redesignated 336th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949), Redesignated 548th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 549th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 550th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 551st Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1964), Redesignated 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962), Redesignated 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962), Redesignated 560th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962), Redesignated 561st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1953), Redesignated 562d Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1953), Redesignated 564th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 565th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 566th Strategic Missile Squadron (1959), Redesignated 567th Strategic Missile Squadron (1959), Redesignated 568th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 569th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 570th Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 571st Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 576th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 577th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 578th Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 579th Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1955), Consolidated with 6586th Test Squadron (1992), Redesignated 165th Liaison Squadron (Commando) (1944), Inactivated 1951, Redesignated 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Inactivated 1951, Redesignated 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Inactivated 1949, Redesignated 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Inactivated 1949, Redesignated 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1953), Redesignated 512th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 513th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 514th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 515th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 516th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 517th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 518th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 519th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 520th Fighter Squadron (1943), Redesignated 700th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952), Redesignated 701st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952), Redesignated 704th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) (1955), Redesignated 709th Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1973), Redesignated 711th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952) (1973), Inactivated 1990 & Redesignated 715th Weapons Squadron (2003), Inactivated 1963, Redesignated 718th Intelligence Squadron (2011), Redesignated 46th Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic-Weather), Redesignated 728th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967), Redesignated 729th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967), Redesignated 730th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 55th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1950), Redesignated 756th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1954), Redesignated 772d Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 773d Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 815th Troop Carrier Squadron (1953), Redesignated 816th Troop Carrier Squadron (1953), Redesignated 817 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 822d Tactical Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 823d Tactical Missile Squadron (1962), Redesignated 850th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Redesignated 851st Strategic Missile Squadron (1960), Consolidated with 788th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional); Inactivated 1945, Consolidated with 962d Airborne Early Warning & Control Squadron (1985), Redesignated 865th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 866th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 873d Tactical Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 874th Tactical Missile Squadron (1961), Replaced by 329th Combat Crew Training Squadron (1986), This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 22:04. All commercial overseas flights between the West Coast of the U.S., Australia, the Philippines and East Asiawere operating from the Overseas Terminal on the south side of the airport. 31st Bombardment Squadron (H) Association 1701 Williamsburg Road Lexington, Kentucky 40504-2013. Hawaiian Air Transport Service with twin-engine Beechcraft airplanes operated a deluxe charter and tour service. Aircraft: Only 79 out of 231 assigned were operational after the attack; 64 were totally destroyed; theremainder heavily damaged. The 5th Operations Group's history dates back more than eight decades to the infancy of military aviation. By Act 23 of the 1947 Session of the Territorial Legislature, an amount of $105,000 was appropriated for the development. Inter-Island Airways acquired three DC-3 24-passenger aircraft and they flew from Oakland to Honolulu in 14 hours and 58 minutes. May 1949; Fairfield-Suisun AFB, Calif, 9 Nov 1949-16 Jun 1952. There wasmajor damage to repair facilities in Hangars 11, 13 and 17. ), Redesignated 731st Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1957), Redesignated 332d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1952), Redesignated 333d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1952), Inactivated 1994 & Redesignated 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron (2004), Inactivated 1963 & Redesignated 338th Combat Crew Training Squadron (1985), Inactivated 1992 & Redesignated 340th Weapons Squadron (2003), Redesignated 344th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1986), Inactivated 1972 & Redesignated 346th Test and Evaluation Squadron B-1/B-52H (19921995), Redesignated 349th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1966), Redesignated 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1966), Redesignated 351st Air Refueling Squadron (1992), Redesignated 356th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949), Redesignated 357th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952), Redesignated 1st Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 18th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 19th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), Redesignated 370th Flight Test Squadron (2001), Redesignated 373d Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 374th Strategic Missile Squadron (1961), Redesignated 376th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) (1949), Redesignated 377th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) (1949), Redesignated 378th Troop Carrier Squadron (Assault, Fixed Wing) (1955), Inactivated 1965, Redesignated 380th Space Control Squadron (2008), Redesignated 528th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1943), Redesignated 529th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1943), Redesignated 530th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1943), Redesignated 386th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1954), Redesignated 387th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1954), Redesignated 388th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1954), Inactivated 1945 & Consolidated with 91st Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1985), Redesignated 394th Combat Training Squadron (1996), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 96th Air Refueling Squadron; Inactivated 2005, Inactivated 1944; Consolidated with 99th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1985), Redesignated 400th Strategic Missile Squadron (ICBM-Minuteman) (1963), Redesignated 405th Tactical Missile Squadron (1958), Redesignated 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1959), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron (1963), Consolidated with 911th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1985), Consolidated with 912th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1985), Consolidated with 6513th Test Squadron and redesignated 413th Test Squadron (1992), Inactivated 1945; Redesignated 414th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (2011), Consolidated with 6515th Test Squadron and redesignated 415th Test Squadron (1992), Inactivated 1949; Consolidated with 6516th Test Squadron and redesignated 416th Test Squadron (1992), Consolidated with 6518th Test Squadron and redesignated 418th Test Squadron (1992), Consolidated with 6519th Test Squadron and redesignated 419th Test Squadron (1992), Redesignated 20th Antisubmarine Squadron (1942), Redesignated 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Photographic (1946), Redesignated 867th Bombardment Squadron (1943), Redesignated 436th Strategic Training Squadron (1986), Redesignated 168th Bombardment Squadron, Light and allocated to the Air National Guard (1946), Redesignated 180th Bombardment Squadron, Light and allocated to the Air National Guard (1946), Redesignated 114th Bombardment Squadron, Light and allocated to the Air National Guard (1946), Redesignated 117th Bombardment Squadron, Light and allocated to the Air National Guard (1946), Redesignated 446th Strategic Missile Squadron (1965), Redesignated 447th Strategic Missile Squadron (1965), Redesignated 448th Strategic Missile Squadron (1965), Redesignated 449th Flying Training Squadron (1972), Redesignated 450th Flying Training Squadron (1972), Redesignated 451st Flying Training Squadron (1972), Redesignated 452d Flying Training Squadron (1972), Redesignated 453d Flying Training Squadron (1972), Redesignated 454th Flying Training Squadron (1972), Redesignated 455th Flying Training Squadron (1972), Redesignated 457th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1967), Redesignated 458th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1962), Redesignated 166th Liaison Squadron (Commando) (1944), Inactivated 1944, Consolidated with 68th Air Refueling Squadron (19 September 1985), Inactivated 1944, Consolidated with 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron (19 September 1985), Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 70th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1955), Redesignated 489th Reconnaissance Squadron (2011), Redesignated 490th Strategic Missile Squadron, Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 93d Air Refueling Squadron (19??