Former NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw along with Adm Gray Roughead, Commander Pacific Fleet and Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier attend the Pacific Aviation Museum's grand opening.
The Pacific Aviation Museum-Pearl Harbor's grand opening was truly that. Grand!
The newest addition to the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites occupies one of the oldest hangars on Ford Island. The original 40,000 square foot WWII hangar has been restored just as the museum's B-25 Mitchell Bomber, F4F-3 Wildcat, Aeronca, A6M2 Zero, and N2S Stearman have been brought back to their former glory.
Dioramas of Midway, decks of the Hornet, Hiryu and Guadalcanal Cactus Air Force bring to life the history of the first year of the war in the Pacific. One of the most significant displays in the museum is the remains of the Niihau Zero that crash landed on one of Hawaii's remote islands during the attack.
What started out 10 years ago by four aviation enthusiasts came to fruition on December 7, 2006, 65 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Over the past decade interest in their vision grew bringing leaders from the military, local businesses and Hawaii's political elite onboard to help raise interest and support. Many of those who helped make the opening possible were at the ceremonies.
B-25 awaiting its new nose art.
Pacific Aviation Museum Welcomes A "Ruptured Duck"
2007 marks the 65th anniversary for several major events of WWII; Coral Sea-May 1942, Midway-June 1942; and the history changing Doolittle Raid on April 18th, 1942.
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The air-transport aviation industry has grown tremendously over the years and includes all aspects of commercial airlines. The past few years, have been difficult for the aviation industry. The 9/11 attacks on World Trade Center and the subsequent security delays at airports dealt a major blow to the aviation industry.
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Qantas Quality Control
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> Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school
> diploma to fix one. After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form,
> called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the
> aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on
> the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next
> flight.
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> Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are
> some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas pilots (marked
> with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance
> engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never
> had an accident.
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> P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
> S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
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> P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
> S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
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