Steindaddie Posted November 21, 2008 Share #1 Posted November 21, 2008 More for you Army Air Cops fans! Neat old tinted photo showing LB-6's of the 72nd Bomb Squadron lumbering past downtown Honolulu at 10:36AM on Friday, Febuary 26th 1932. ~Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share #2 Posted November 21, 2008 Here's a close-up of the lead aircraft. Pretty good job on the tinting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon_rss18 Posted November 21, 2008 Share #3 Posted November 21, 2008 Very neat picture! Yes the person who did the tinting did a wonderful job. Thanks for sharing with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted November 21, 2008 Another tinted photo - the 6th Pursuit Squadron with their Boeing P-12C's zooming past Pearl Harbor, Wednesday, April 6th 1932. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted November 21, 2008 Luke Field, Territory of Hawaii,Thursday, October 30th 1930. Not known by many, but Ford Island in the middle of Pearl Harbor was once home to the Army Air Corps. When nearby Hickam Field opened, Luke Field was handed over to the navy in 1939. This freed up the name Luke, and it was used for a new base in WW2, the present day Luke AFB, Arizona. LB-5's and 0-19's are seen on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted November 21, 2008 This close-up shows what seems to be some sort of review going on at Luke Field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted November 21, 2008 Share #7 Posted November 21, 2008 This close-up shows what seems to be some sort of review going on at Luke Field. That, is a fine thing to see. Thanks for all these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted November 21, 2008 Share #8 Posted November 21, 2008 That's great picture of Luke Field and the north end of Ford Island, Steindaddie. Link here for a present day view of the ramp where those aircraft were parked and the remaining buildings. Here is the cover of a rather elaborate semimonthly "news magazine" produced by 5th Composite Group in the mid-1930s. Each unit and activity at Luke had its own section. The flying squadrons comprising 5th Composite Group in March 1934 were 23rd and 72nd Bombardment Squadrons and 4th and 50th Observation Squadrons (from USMF member Kiaiokalewa's collection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted November 22, 2008 Wailuna, thanks for the link. I've taken a few trips to Ford Island and poked around. For years it was like a time capsule but that has changed a bit, as you well know. Nice News magazine too - Gotta love the emblem of the 5th ! While on the subject of Luke field, here's some odds & ends. ~Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted November 22, 2008 More stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted November 22, 2008 And more Air Corps Hawaii ! A Wheeler Field P-12E of the 6th Pursuit Squadron getting ready to patrol the night skies of the Hawaiian Territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share #12 Posted November 22, 2008 No doubt the pilot of the aforeseen P-12E had one of these certificates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share #13 Posted November 22, 2008 Most of these photos were taken by this unit seen and the collection came from the man seated far right. I have his name somewheres...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share #14 Posted November 22, 2008 Notice that he is an enlisted pilot - cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steindaddie Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share #15 Posted November 22, 2008 And while on the Hawaiian topic - here's the aerial armada (and boats too) that welcomed President Roosevelt aboard the USS Houston to Hawaii in 1934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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