The Pearl Harbor Naval Base had accomplished the impossible task of repairing the Aircraft Carrier Yorktown and refitting it in three days rather than the estimated three months. Unit of Service: 31st Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group, 13th Air Force Location of Service: Biloxi, Mississippi; San Antonio, Texas; Saxon, Missouri; Monroe, Louisiana; Tanana, Nevada; New Guinea; Philippines; Bismarck Archipelago; Hawaii; Camp Gordon, Georgia; Pacific Theater Highest Rank: First Lieutenant Dates of Service: 1943-1945 Facilities included five steel hangars, five seaplane ramps, concrete parking areas, two warm-up aprons, a maintenance hangar, two seaplane hangars, and two Midway-type hangars. 13th AF Associations - 5thbomberbarons.info 5th Bombardment Group (5th BG) "Bomber Barons" - Pacific Wrecks From 1927-1940 funds expended on John Rodgers Airport added up to $356,000. 31st Bombardment Squadron (H) Association 1701 Williamsburg Road Lexington, Kentucky 40504-2013. They discontinued operations in April 1948. Operational squadrons were 23d, 31st and 72d Strategic Reconnaissance flying Boeing RB-17G/F-2/F-9/F-13 aircraft (194749) and beginning in 1948, Boeing RB-29 aircraft until 1951. Morse Fieldwas declared surplus by the military. The buildings and other facilities were constructed by the Navy during the War. 31st Bomb Squadron Ten Keystone B-3 and B-4 bombers from the group's 23d and 72d Bombardment Squadrons dropped 20, 600-pound bombs around the volcano to divert molten lava away from the town. Grading and paving was completed in December 1950. They arrived at Hickam at the height of the attack. Runway A, Keehi Lagoon, John Rodgers Airport; Wheeler Field was inactivated in 1947 and put in caretaker status, while activity at Hickam was limited mostly to servicing through traffic by air transports. The Board recommended the following priorities for naval construction: Naval Air Station, Maui; List of United States Air Force bomb squadrons - Wikipedia Left Hawaii in November 1942 and, operating primarily from Pekoa Airfield, Esprito Santo in the New Hebrides Islands with a mix of B-17 and B-24 aircraft, served in combat with Thirteenth Air Force during the Allied drive from the Solomons to the Philippines. Philippines. TheHawaiian Air Force, an integrated command for slightly more than one year, under the command of Major. This was the longest flight ever to be made by a fighter airplane. Its mission is to manage and operate B-52H Stratofortress bombers serve as part of the Air Force's conventional and strategic combat force. The Civil Aeronautics Administration contributed $314,000 of national defense funds to Hilo Airport. The Hawaiian Air Force Base Command was established at Hickam Field with four subordinate echelonsHickam Field Base Command, Wheeler Field Base Command, Bellows Field Base Command, and the Hawaiian Air Depot (located at Hickam Field). Itofficially designated an area parallel to the beach and known as Kailua airstrip to become Kona Airport. Reconstruction of Lanai Airport was started on April 12, 1948 and was the first Territorial Airport to be developed under joint Civil Aeronautics Administration-Territorial participation of funds. The Navy moved its crash-fire equipment from the south side of the airport toits main fire station on the north side. Read more about Supporting the AALCM. High-altitude bombing attacks against moving ships capable of evasive action proved to be completely unsuccessful at Midway. Then struck enemy bases and installations on Bougainville, New Britain, and New Ireland. 1939, and 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in Nov 1940. Naval Air Station, Honolulu, for both land and sea planes. By 38th: 1947-1949. Flew missions to the Netherlands Indies, receiving a DUC for an attack, conducted through heavy flak and fighter defenses, on oil installations at Balikpapan, Borneo, on 30 September 1944. John Rodgers Airport and Keehi Seadrome, as constructed by the U.S. Army Engineers and the Navy, consisted of a total area mounting 4,020 acres with four paved runways 200 feet wide and with lengths varying from 6,150 feet to 7,650 feet. Aleksandr Mohyla - - Slobozhanska The US Air Force officially became a separate service after President Truman signed the Unification Bill on August 26, 1947. In lieu of restoration, The Army paid the Territory $17,500 to match the Legislative appropriation for construction. Bombardment Group in Mar 1938, 5th Bombardment Group (Medium) in Dec from Mauna Loa to divert it from the city of Hilo. We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! 394th (formerly 4th): 1920-1922, In 2007 the Wing lost its commanding officer after Colonel Bruce Emig was removed in connection with the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident, when negligent handling of nuclear weapons breached safety and security procedures. Trans-Pacific Airlines, later to become Aloha Airlines inaugurated a non-scheduled operation using DC-3 planes. Then struck enemy bases and installations on Bougainville, New The runway was lengthened to 3,800 feet. 5th Bomb Group: 335th Bomb Squadron: 5th Bomb Squadron: 335th Fighter Squadron: 5th Combat Cargo Squadron: . Upolu Airport had one paved runway 4,000-feet long and was the only airport in that part of the island which met the requirements for scheduled airline operation. Homestead, Molokai; 5th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in Apr 1946, and 5th Reconnaissance A tract of 14.69 acres was set aside at Molokai Airport for the Navy. Port Allen Airport was dedicated. ), 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??