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At the time war broke out, the Hawaiian Department was responsible for the defense of Hawaii and the central Pacific.
Hawaiian Department (Short; at Fort Shafter) | ||||||
34 Engineer Regiment (at Schofield) | ||||||
24 Division (Wilson, at Schofield) | ||||||
17
Regiment 21 Regiment 299 Regiment |
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25 Division (Murray; at Schofield) | ||||||
27 Regiment 35 Regiment 298 Regiment |
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Hawaiian Air Force (Martin; at Hickam AFB) | ||||||
58 Light Bomber Squadron | ||||||
12 A-20 Havoc | Two destroyed in the Pearl Harbor strike | |||||
86 Observation Squadron (at Bellows) | ||||||
5 O-47 | ||||||
18 Bombardment Wing (Rudolph) | ||||||
5 Heavy Bomber Group | ||||||
12 B-17 Flying Fortresses | Four destroyed in the Pearl Harbor strike | |||||
11 Heavy Bomber Group | ||||||
33 B-18 Bolo | 12 destroyed in the Pearl Harbor strike | |||||
14 Pursuit Wing (Davidson; at Wheeler AFB) | ||||||
15 Fighter Group | Distribution of aircraft is uncertain. 33 P-40, 4 P-36, and 6 P-26 destroyed in the Pearl Harbor Strike. |
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45 Fighter Squadron | ||||||
10 P-36 Hawk 4 P-26 Peashooter |
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46 Fighter Squadron | ||||||
10 P-36 Hawk 4 P-26 Peashooter |
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47 Fighter Squadron (at Haleiwa) | ||||||
1 P-36 Hawk 2 P-26 Peashooter 10 P-40 Warhawk |
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18 Interceptor Group | ||||||
6 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
18 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
19 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
18 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
44 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
20 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
73 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
14 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
78 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
19 P-40 Warhawk |
References
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII (accessed 2002; now defunct)
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