Which Aerodrome?
one11 has it. It is hard to believe that John Rodgers Airport, in the original photo taken in 1928, has turned into today's Honolulu International. I cropped the original photo, because the skyline was an immediate giveaway:
The other three photos were taken in 1939, 1943 and 1945. The water runways can still be seen on Google Earth, partially obscured by the 1970s "reef runway":
one11 has control.
The other three photos were taken in 1939, 1943 and 1945. The water runways can still be seen on Google Earth, partially obscured by the 1970s "reef runway":
one11 has control.
BN and One11,
That's a tricky one. Hickam AFB was opened in 1935 as a self-contained airfield, to the west of John Rodgers civil airfield. It maintained its own runways throughout WWII, but sometime in the 70s (I think), the runways were closed and Hickam now uses the runways at HNL under a joint-use agreement.
So I still think One11 is correct.
That's a tricky one. Hickam AFB was opened in 1935 as a self-contained airfield, to the west of John Rodgers civil airfield. It maintained its own runways throughout WWII, but sometime in the 70s (I think), the runways were closed and Hickam now uses the runways at HNL under a joint-use agreement.
So I still think One11 is correct.
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Evansb , you are correct with both the airport and the DC-8s. Postcard airport view from the 1960's. I guess the pool is long gone as are both carriers, but it must outrank the many lost terraces in the spotters nostalgia stakes.
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