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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI

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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

A nonprofit aviation museum on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, housed in WWII-era hangars with a view from a historic control tower.

319 Lexington Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 · Honolulu, HI

About Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

The museum sits on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor and occupies two historic WWII-era hangars that still show damage from the December 7, 1941 attack. Visitors can see more than 50 aircraft, along with exhibits and artifacts that focus mostly on the attack and the war. A Top of the Tower tour takes guests up the Ford Island Control Tower for an aerial view of the battlefield. Self-guided audio tours are offered in six languages, and there are flight simulators, a café, and a museum store. Access to the island is by shuttle bus from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

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  • #World War II
  • #Pearl Harbor
  • #military history
  • #Ford Island

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