Wings Over Pearl

10/04/2023

09/15/2022

09/15/2022

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03/02/2022

The battleship's crew made up nearly half of all fatalities reported.

10/06/2021

10/06/2021

09/22/2021

Although Wings Over Pearl will no longer be doing LHFE Flights in Oahu, the Red Tail P-51 Mustang will be back in Madras, Oregon soon! If you're in Central Oregon look us up at Erickson Aircraft Collection and book a flight in the Iconic P-51 Mustang!

09/03/2021

Hi Everyone! I’m Drew Watson, one of the team members here at Wings Over Pearl.

We have some good news and bad news to share with you. First the bad news. Because of Covid-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to take the Mustang back to Oregon at the end of September 2021, which is actually great news for you as we’re offering 10% off all rides between now and then. So if you’ve considered booking one, but just haven’t committed quite yet, NOW IS THE TIME!
This is your last chance to check one more thing off your bucket list and get a once in a lifetime view of Pearl Harbor from the cockpit of an original P51 Mustang in Hawaii! Carpe Diem friends! It’s now or never!

Just go to our website and enter P51MUSTANG at checkout to receive 10% off your Wings Over Pearl booking. It’s now or never friends!

Find us on the web at www.wingsoverpearl.com and on Facebook and Instagram at Wings Over Pearl.
Still not sure? Check out video reviews from happy guests on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuvB0axU-g9WCdBp1GWmOQ

Hope to see you soon!

08/31/2021

We are excited to announce the Erickson Aircraft Collections most recent acquisition: 1949 GRUMMAN F8F-2 BEARCAT

Perhaps the best-performing piston fighter ever, the F8F began as a project to provide the WWII fleet with a rapid-climb interceptor to replace the F6F Hellcat. Powered by the same Pratt & Whitney 2800 engine as the Hellcat, the empty weight is approximately a ton less allowing a record-setting time-to-climb to 10,000 feet in under 100 seconds. While the aircraft did not see combat in WWII, it was the first featured aircraft of the post-war, newly formed Blue Angels and continued in active service well into the turbine era.

Now on display at the Erickson Aircraft Collection!

08/29/2021

Invasion of Malaya
8 Dec 1941 – 11 Jan 1942

In 1939, Malaya produced 40% of the world’s rubber, 60% of the world’s tin, and provided a convenient staging location for the invasion of oil-rich Borneo, Java, and Sumatra. The Japanese needed resources badly after US embargoes stymied its war preparations. By late 1941 invasion seemed inescapable. Japanese troops moved down the peninsula from Thailand, then into Malaya starting Dec. 8,1941 reaching Kuala Lumpur on January 11, 1942.
for more info: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/E84717
map from https://ww2db.com/images/battle_malaya31.jpg

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08/28/2021

The Japanese sinking of two mighty warships, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in December of 1941, marked the end of age of the battleship .

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/end-battleship-hms-prince-wales-repulse-sunk-10th-december-1941.html
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08/25/2021

In December 1941, the Japanese Army crossed the border into Hong Kong. The ensuing battle lasted eighteen days. The garrison fought gallantly against the odds, but on Christmas Day they were forced to surrender. It had been a losing battle. Winston Churchill knew that Hong Kong, if attacked by the Japanese, could not be defended or relieved. Hong Kong would have to be sacrificed. Churchill’s order to Sir Mark Young, the Governor, was that the garrison must resist to the end, and this they did.

Here are ten facts about the battle.

https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-the-battle-for-hong-kong/
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08/22/2021

Squadron Leader Leonard Birchall, Commander of the RCAF's 413 General Surveillance Squadron, arrived from Scotland in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] on April 2, 1942. Two days later, on his first patrol, he detected the Japanese fleet streaming towards the island. His radio operator managed to send off a warning message before the Catalina was shot down by Japanese fighters. Although three of his crew were killed when the Japanese machine-gunned the airmen in the water, Birchall and the remaining crewmen were taken prisoner. They did not know until after the war that their hurried message had resulted in the island's defences being ready when the Japanese attack came. The effective defence, combined with the American naval victory in the Battle of the Coral Sea a few weeks later, meant that the Japanese never threatened that part of Asia again. Birchall and his crew became known as "the Saviours of Ceylon." After the war, Birchall was decorated not only for his distinguished flying but also for his courage and leadership in resisting his Japanese jailers during years of imprisonment.


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08/19/2021

Estevan Point Lighthouse was the only Canadian location attacked during World War II. Edward T. Redford, then chief wireless operator at Estevan Point, reported the scene that occurred on June 20, 1942:
"The submarine surfaced about two miles offshore and was plainly visible. Shelling commenced at approximately 9:40 p.m. and continued for about 40 minutes. The first shells landed on the beach about 100 yards in front of the lighthouse. Mr. Lally, who was the light keeper at the time, immediately put out the light. The sub apparently then raised its sights, for from then on the shells went overhead. Approximately 25 shells were fired and, except for a few buildings hit by shell fragments, no damage was caused either to the lighthouse or radio station. With the exception of the men on shift, who tapped out word of the shelling to Pacific Command, all others gave a hand getting the women and children away from the settlement. The submarine pulled out on the surface and everyone could see and hear the diesel engines quite clearly. While naturally there was some nervousness, everyone, including the women and children, took the whole incident in their stride, then spent the following day souvenir hunting."


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08/17/2021

Check out some of the odd places you can visit only in Hawaii: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/hawaii/odd-places-hi/ Then book your trip to come and visit us here at W*P for another truly unique experience!
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08/14/2021

Hawaii's Plantation Village in Waipahu, Oahu (near Pearl Harbor), offers guided tours of restored and re-created buildings representing all of the ethnic groups who contributed to the plantation era (roughly 1850-1950.) Japanese structures include a 1930s Japanese house, a 1910 Japanese duplex, the 1914 Wakamiya Inari Shrine, a community furo, barber shop, sumo ring and tofu kitchen.


オアフ島ワイパフ（パールハーバーの近く）にあるハワイのプランテーションビレッジでは、プランテーション時代（およそ1850〜 1950年）に貢献したすべての民族グループを代表する復元および再作成された建物のガイド付きツアーを提供しています。 1910年の日本のデュプレックス、1914年の若宮稲荷神社、コミュニティフロー、理髪店、相撲リング、豆腐キッチン。

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08/11/2021

ハワイで完璧な写真を撮るのに最適な方法は何ですか？ もちろん、P51マスタングから。 今日のフライトを予約するには、www.wingsoverpearl.comにアクセスしてください。

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=en&tl=ja&u=https://hawaii-magazine.myshopify.com/products/2022-hawai%25CA%25BBi-magazine-photo-contest

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08/11/2021

This is how we get kids into warbirds.

08/09/2021

We remember the 76th anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki today.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-bombings-63b48fdaf8e219c62663d48c138b6a3d/gallery/9f967117c0df4b6fa229e777e9980d3a
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08/09/2021

Two P-40's took off from Haleiwa Airfield and headed toward Pearl Harbor to fend off the attack that brought the United States into WW2. Experience the view these boys, and their counterparts, had this fateful day; come fly with us.
#ハワイ #オアフ島 #航空 #飛行 #太平洋戦争 #ゼロ戦 #真珠湾攻撃 #最高のハワイの過ごし方

08/06/2021

Today we mark 76 years since the dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Lest we forget.

https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-sports-health-coronavirus-pandemic-bombings-a58423a31cc48ce49f142f3cc71eeffe


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08/04/2021

On April 9, 1942, American and Filipino troops cornered on Bataan Peninsula surrendered to the Japanese invaders. They were malnourished and weak, and the Japanese discovered there were many more of them than they anticipated. The soldiers were forced to walk 60+ miles to a POW camp. They suffered many atrocities along the way and the brutal treatment continued at the camp. Glenn Frazier was one of the Americans who survived the march and his time as a POW. You can read his amazing account here https://www.al.com/news/2018/11/alabama-vet-endured-bataan-death-march-pow-camps-died-spreading-message-of-love.html or watch a shorter video of him tell his story here: https://youtu.be/S86XE-PwgR4

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08/03/2021

We are starting to add content to our YouTube Channel. Come check us out, Subscribe, Like, all that stuff. Its a little tough to get the Mustang into Honolulu airport - more like an aircraft carrier approach to landing.

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Landing the Mustang with the VFR arrival procedures can be challenging. Downwind to a "carrier approach" base/final starts at 1000' AGL with an approach spe...

08/01/2021

Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter, which began production in 1940. Its excellent maneuverability and exceptional range allowed it to outperform all other fighters that it encountered in the first years of World War II.
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#ハワイ #旅行大好き #オアフ島
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07/31/2021

4 flights today and she’s still looking as sexy as ever. Who’s next???

07/31/2021

The Byodo-In Temple
Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Kahaluu, O'ahu, Hawaii
The Byodo-In Temple was established on June 7, 1968, to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. It is a smaller-scale replica of the over 950-year-old Byodo-in Temple in Uji, Japan.

The Temple is a non-practicing Buddhist temple which welcomes people of all faiths to worship, meditate or simply appreciate its beauty.

www.byodo-in.com/
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07/27/2021

The Ki-43 Hayabusa, a light, fast and maneuverable fighter that excelled in dogfighting and known to the Allies as Oscar, was the most important fighter of the Japanese Army Air Force. Often being mistaken for the Zero, it saw service on every front the Japanese fought in and production continued until August 1945. A total of 5,919 were produced, of which very few remain today.

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http://www.ericksoncollection.com/aircraft #/nakajima-ki-43-oscar/

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07/24/2021

SPAM® Musubi
Say “aloha” to SPAM® Musubi. This Hawaiian take on surf and turf is sure to be a hit at your next luau! Your taste buds will be so pleased by the delicious flavor that they’ll throw on a Lei and start dancing the hula.

SPAM®むすび
SPAM®むすびに「アロハ」と言ってください。このハワイアンのサーフ＆ターフは、次のルアウで大ヒットすること間違いなしです！あなたの味蕾は、彼らがレイを投げてフラを踊り始めるであろうおいしい味にとても満足するでしょう

www.spam.com/recipes/spam-musubi
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07/07/2021

What a great shot of our Mustangs nemesis!

Erickson Aircraft Collection - Me109
photo by Matt B***y

07/04/2021

Happy Independence Day from all of us at Wings Over Pearl!

06/28/2021

An important part of closure for the families of sailors who perished on the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

06/26/2021

Mitsubishi A6M5 Rei-sen (Zero) Cockpit Picture

from: https://www.militaryfactory.com/cockpits/detail.php?aircraft_id=262

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06/22/2021

North American P-51D Mustang Cockpit Picture

from: https://www.militaryfactory.com/cockpits/detail.php?aircraft_id=77

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06/18/2021

We won AvWeb’s picture of the week this week!

https://www.avweb.com/

06/17/2021

Booking rides for a flight experience over Pearl Harbor. Mahalo!!🤙

06/17/2021

Soon after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, effectively placing over 100,000 West Coast residents of Japanese descent, the majority of them American citizens, into incarceration camps. Racism against Japanese Americans was rampant as much of the country grew more fearful and suspicious of collaboration with the Japanese government. But Japanese Americans were equally outraged at the attack on their country. Despite the growing racism against them, many Japanese Americans answered the call to war.

President Roosevelt activated the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on February 1, 1943, nearly one year after the signing of EO9066. Hawaiian-born Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) made up roughly two-thirds of the regiment, with the remaining third composed of Nisei from the mainland United States. The motto of the unit was “Go For Broke,” a phrase that meant putting everything on the line in an effort to win big. Just as other minority groups, Japanese Americans faced two wars during World War II—war against the Axis powers and war against racism back home—making “Go For Broke” an appropriate motto.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimental-combat-team

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06/15/2021

Bayonets in Paradise: Martial Law in Hawai‘i during World War II by Harry N. Scheiber and Jane L. Scheiber

from: https://www.amazon.com/Bayonets-Paradise-Martial-Hawaii-during/dp/0824852885

https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/treatment-of-japanese-americans-in-wwii-hawaii-revealed-in-article/

Many Americans are unaware that martial law was imposed in Hawaii immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor and lasted until late 1944. It was the longest enactment of martial law in American history and the treatment of Japanese Americans was particularly harsh. In 1946, the U.S. Supreme Court declared illegal the Army’s takeover of civilian government for much of the war and the military government’s prosecution of civilians in provost courts.

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06/13/2021

The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the Canadian Federal Government ordering the internment of Japanese Canadians from British Columbia. Families were separated and their possessions sold to finance the war effort. Watch here for a short recap of this Canadian historical event:

https://youtu.be/hDZ8O3YV1T8
https://humanrights.ca/story/japanese-canadian-internment-and-the-struggle-for-redress

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