The main runway at barbers point is 1,000feet wide by 8,300feet long, and the cross runway was 750feet wide by 8,400feet long. Barbers point housing je naseljeno mesto za statisticke potrebe u americkoj saveznoj drzavi havaji. Drawing from archival photographs and from private collections from veterans who served proudly at barbers point, the authors have put together a small history. A flight of three vp4d14 aircraft from nas barbers point, hawaii, to nawiliwili, hawaii, set a record time of 42 minutes, proving the worth of the pd1 as an operational aircraft. Vp4 became the first barbers point squadron to deploy to diego garcia in january 1985. Taking or attempting to take any action that involves reprinting on coffee table books, garments, posters, mugs, or any medium. The mission of our museum is to preserve the history of the former nas barbers point and naval aviat. Barbers point nas images of aviation kindle edition by sekigawa, brad, hayes, brad.
Navy asw patrol squadrons is posted with permission on pages dedicated to each respective squadron. Naval air museum barbers point directory thisweek hawaii. The area is presently known as kalaeloa, the hawaiian word for long cape or head land, a name with historical significance before the arrival of western influence. The naval air museum barbers point is dedicated to preserving the memory of. Site of air station barbers point located in kapolei, hawaii. The naval air museum barbers point is dedicated to preserving the memoryof the former naval air station barbers point, to celebrating and sharing hawaii s rich history of navy and marine corps aviation, and to engaging with our community to excite people of all ages about aviation, history, and stem science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Barbers point harbor, oahu, hawaii by united states. Barbers point light hi united states coast guard assets. Drawing from archival photographs and from private collections from veterans who served proudly at barbers point, the authors have put together a small history of a famous landmark. Barbers point light is named for captain henry barber. The barbers point tale first emerged from vintage pacific lore, when a vicious tropical depression battered the southwest coastline of oahu. Barbers point harbor, oahu, hawaii 1976 edition open. Kalaeloa is a censusdesignated place cdp in honolulu county, hawaii, united states.
The 10 cheapest countries to live or retire you might not need to work duration. Vietnam war powmia joint casualty resolution center located at. Jul 27, 2015 for those of us who were stationed at barbers point over the years, this will be an interesting book. The other section, called the seaplane base for the pby catalina flying boats once based there, holds most of the islands navy housing as well as the air stations main navy exchange and deca commissary. The community occupies the location of the former naval air station barbers point, which was closed in 1999 and subsequently transferred to the state of hawai. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Situated on the grounds of kalaeloa airport, an active airport base. Proposed plan, barbers point sanitary landfill, naval facilities engineering command hawaii solid waste management facility, joint base pearl harborhickam, kalaeloa, oahu, hawaii. Historical weather for barbers point beach park kalaeloa, hawaii.
Mar 19, 2020 the wreckage was near the location of the collision, about 19 miles 30 kilometers from barbers point on oahu, according to the naval history and heritage command nhhc of the u. Presented by brad hayes, executive director, and brad sekigawa, historian and professional model builder, both of naval air museum barbers point. Station barbers point, to celebrating and sharing hawaiis rich history of navy. Naval air museum barbers point aims to preserve hawaii s naval aviation history, as well as its historical aircraft. Hawaii aviation 1945 history of barbers point naval air station.
Kalaeloa barbers point harbor main channel entrance measures 3,100feet. Barbers point nas by brad sekigawa and brad hayes arcadia. The main portion of the base, ault field, is about three miles north of oak harbor. Unlike other museums, barbers point allows and encourages handson interaction with historical museu. Barbers point provides affordable, longterm, supportive housing and is home to the u. Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vpvpb patrol aircraft past and present. Barbers point nas will take you through the timeline of naval aviation history in hawaii from world war two through the cold war and the closure of barbers point naval air station in 1999. Vetsbarbers point on saturday, november 10th to help kick off the veterans day weekend. Barbers point elementary school bpes is located on the southwestern tip of the island of oahu, hawaii. Barbers point harbor, oahu, hawaii 1976 edition open library. The mission of the museum is to save aircraft that are historical to nas barbers point and other aircraft that are relevant to naval aviation history in. Two and three bedroom cottages offer many amenities, including fully furnished kitchens, cable television, linens, ceiling fans and a private bath. Barbers point lighthouse is adjacent to germaines luau, home of one of the major luau events on oahu.
With the end of world war ii in the pacific and throughout the cold war, barbers point would be home base for the us navys fleet of maritime patrol aircraft that hunted the growing threat of soviet submarines prowling the vast pacific. Naval air station barbers point, administrative office. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The squadron concluded this remarkable deployment by surpassing over 100,000 hours of mishap free flying. Barbers point nas, hawaii images of aviation series by brad. Naval air station barbers point on oahu, also called john rodgers field is a former united. Naval air station barbers point, administrative office building, lexington avenue north of midway street, ewa, honolulu county, hi. Because of its length and the length of time it tries to cover, it is somewhat of a brief glimpse at various periods in the history of the air station that will necessarily skimp on the periods we were there. Historical content includes artifacts and aircraft, as well as historical documents and publications from hawaii s many airstations. Naval air museum barbers pt history museum in kapolei, hawaii. Nas barbers point, oahu, hawaii hi hotels, lodging. Naval air museum barbers point aims to preserve hawaiis naval aviation history, as well as its historical aircraft. Shop arcadia publishing today for the best selection of hawaii history books.
Patrol squadron six conducted numerous missions both at nas guam and nas barbers point, hawaii. In may 1980, vp4 returned from a very productive sixmonth cubi point deployment with a detachment in diego garcia, british indian ocean territory. Several car clubs which included the mustang club, corvette club, and hawaii performance mustangs brought their decked out rides on site for all to enjoy. Kalaeloa long point is the original name for the southwestern tip of oahu and was given to the airport by the hawaii department of transportation and the barbers point redevelopment commission in the mid 1990s when the future of the former barbers point naval air station was being debated. Explorers find cold warera submarine wreck off the coast of. Barbers point lighthouse your destination guide to oahu. Ancient hawaiian wetlands navy chemical dump threatens ewa leeward shores groundwater flow patterns are very important. The 1941 ewa field, approximately 180 acres, was placed on the hawaii state register in 2015 and on the nps national register in 2016. Jul 27, 2015 brad sekigawa is a professional model maker and business owner for more than 25 years. The naval air museum barbers point wants you to get handson with learning aviation history. Vp4d14 provided an escort for 44 united states army air corps aircraft in transit from pearl harbor, hawaii, to the island of maui, hawaii. It was a temporary airfield, used for fighter planes as part of the islands defense. In february 1984, patrol squadron four commenced transitioning to p3c aircraft and had the honor of becoming. Ancient hawaiian wetlands navy chemical dump threatens.
In june 1986, the skinny dragons deployed to remote adak, alaska. Nourish your mind, body and spirit with a relaxing stay at our mwr barbers point beach cottages, located on the west coast of oahu. Barbers point was named for henry barber, master of arthur, a 100foot british brigantine that ran aground on the point of oahu during a storm in 1796. Nov 04, 2019 barbers point light is named for captain henry barber.
Learn about the history of naval air station barbers point. Vets signature work reentry program, veterans in progress. See the give now tab and please support our efforts to preserve and educate by making a donation. Information about port of barbers point harbor united states. At that point in time, the very early construction of nas barbers point had begun, which was expected to take about one year to complete. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit.
The naval air museum barbers point is dedicated to preserving the memory of the former naval air station barbers point, to celebrating and sharing hawaiis rich history of navy and marine corps aviation, and to engaging with our community to excite people of all ages about aviation, history, and stem science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Available from arcadia publishing, and written by museum historian brad sekigawa and museum founder brad hayes, barbers point nas is a pictorial tale of the history of the station. For those of us who were stationed at barbers point over the years, this will be an interesting book. Although this history was compiled from numerous sources, the majority of the information found here was taken from the naval historical centers dictionary of american naval aviation squadrons, and vp6 squadron cruise books from the 1958 iwakuni,1986 nas. When the detachment relocated to nas adak in august 1982 for two months, vp6 entered a period of intense asw operations against deployed soviet submarines in the northern pacific. The barbers point facility has long, colorful history barbers point naval air station, an important element of hawaiis military community, will close today after 57 years of service. Squadron history patron six blue sharks association.
Through its 128 pages and 209 photographs, youre taken from barbers points beginnings, scraped from the ewa plains, to its closure after the end of the cold war and its transition to a civilian airport. Hawaii aviation 1945 history of barbers point naval air. Naval air station barbers point is located in the town of kapolei on the southwestern shore of the island of oahu, approximately 20 miles west of downtown honolulu. He also serves as historian at the naval air museum barbers point. The webmaster and content manager for this site is mr. Coming from an old hawaiian family, he also served in the us marine corps in the mid1990s. Above the pacific by lieutenant colonel william joseph horvat 1966. Historical content includes artifacts and aircraft, as well as historical documents and publications from hawaiis many airstations.
As time progressed, the tower revealed signs of deterioration, and by 1933 a concrete tower was erected in its place, reaching a height of 72 feet. About nas barbers point naval air museum barbers point. His ship wrecked on a coral shoal off the point on october 31, 1976. Our seemingly endless questions were answered with patience, an amazing grasp on history, and behindthescenes insights that filled in missing hunks of my public school education.
Naval air museum barbers pt 911299a midway st, kapolei, hawaii 96707 rated 4. Sep 30, 2009 a few pictures of greg lanes adventures with some of my good navy friends who served our country in patrol squadron seventeen about 1970 and 1971as we toured thailand, vietnam, taiwan, japan. Barbers point nas arcadia publishing history books. Drawing form archival photographs and from private collections from veterans who served proudly at barbers point, the authors have put together a small history of a famous landmark in hawaii. He served as a naval flight officer with a p3 orion squadron based at naval air station barbers point in hawaii from 1987 to 1990, deploying extensively throughout the western pacific, the indian ocean, the persian gulf and east africa conducting antisubmarine operations and maritime reconnaissance. Stanley army airfield is a former world war ii airfield located on oahu, hawaii. Vpnavy has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the internet. Kalaeloa airport john rodgers field is also home to naval air museum barbers point, which preserves the history of the base and also. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading barbers point nas images of aviation.
Naval air museum barbers point, hawaii naval air museum barbers point was established on january 19, 1999 at the former naval air station barbers point, now known as kalaeloa airport phjr. The joint casualty resolution center was a unique organization in the annals of american military history and in 1976 was moved to hawaii after saigon, the capital of. Brad sekigawa is a professional model maker and business owner for more than 25 years. Rising from the ashes of the pearl harbor attack, barbers point naval air station would become a major staging point for us navy aircraft for. Naval air museum barbers point aims to preserve hawaiis naval aviation history, as well as its. Vpnavy vp1 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. A few pictures of greg lanes adventures with some of my good navy friends who served our country in patrol squadron seventeen about 1970 and 1971as we. Many naval aviation histories and archives have incorrectly assigned this history to nas barbers point and various early aircraft carrier air group histories based in hawaii during that period. Vets barbers point at kalaeloa serves nearly 1,000 homeless and atrisk veterans throughout the state of hawaii each year.
The barbers point facility has long, colorful history barbers point naval air station, an important element of hawaiis military community, will close after 57 years of service june 6, 1999. Nas barbers point holds a special place in cold war vietnam era history with the jcrc powmia mission office located at then navy patrol wing two headquarters facility 972. Brad hayes is the executive director for naval air museum barbers point. I was stationed at nas barbers point on oahu from 19681971 where i was. Initially the coast guard established a base on the hawaiian archipelago in. If you stood outside the gates of naval air station nas barbers point 40 years ago, you would be in the midst of 1,000 acres of sugar cane. The lighthouse stands on barbers point outside of kalaeloa on the southwest tip of the island. To meet the navys need for construction of advanced bases in combat zones in wwii, rear admiral ben moreell, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, requested specific authority to activate, organize, and man navy. Barbers point was decommissioned by the navy in 1998 and turned over to the state of hawaii for use as kalaeloa airport. From 1942 until its closing in 1999, barbers point was the us navys only naval air station in the pacific. Your view to the right, up the sprawling ewa plains you would see an even greater area of pineapple. Barbers point nas the book naval air museum barbers point.
Dec 15, 2009 barbers point harbor, oahu, hawaii by united states. Birth of the navys construction battalions the naval construction force, better known as the seabees, was born 5 march 1942. In february 1984, patrol squadron four commenced transitioning to p3c aircraft and had the honor of becoming the first p3c squadron at nas barbers point, hawaii. You agree that, upon notice from hdota, you will immediately cease all use of the media and, to the extent possible, remove all media from any and all materials in which they appear.
Dec 03, 2010 barbers point harbor, oahu, hawaii by united states. The original lighthouse, built in the late 1800s, was 42 feet tall and made of coral stone. With the closure of nas barbers point, the present day kalaeloa airport john rodgers field is also home to naval air museum barbers point, which preserves the history of the base and also has a collection of aircraft that reflect the us navys, us marine corps, us coast guards and us armys aviation presence on barbers point and in the state of hawaii. However, with the major threat that the imperial japanese navy presented to hawaii at that time, a decision was made to direct all money, material and labor forces available from nas barbers point to the adjacent ewa field, which had just become fully. Kalaeloa barbers point harbor plays an important role in port servicing a niche market. Unlike other museums, barbers point allows and encourages handson interaction with historical museum exhibits. By ann wright in honolulu special to consortium news the north korean missile scare in hawaii a year ago was alarming. Barbers point light is a lighthouse on the island of oahu in hawaii.