Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces)

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The Hawaiian Air Force was the U.S. Army Air Forces command responsible for air defense and operations in the Hawaiian Islands, including during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Forces unit ⓘ
air force command ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility Hawaiian Department ⓘ
branch Army Air Forces ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateDisbanded World War II era ⓘ
dateFormed 1940 ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
garrison Oahu ⓘ
geographicFocus Central Pacific ⓘ
involvedIn Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
location Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
notableDate 7 December 1941 ⓘ
notableEvent Japanese air attack on Oahu ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army ⓘ
operationalScope air interception ⓘ
air reconnaissance ⓘ
tactical air operations ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
primaryRole air defense ⓘ
air operations ⓘ
responsibleFor air defense of Hawaii ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army

U.S. Army Air Forces ⓘ
subordinateTo Hawaiian Department (U.S. Army) ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
typeOfCommand air defense command ⓘ
operational air command ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navy and Army Airfields at Pearl Harbor → primaryUsersDuringWWII → Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces) ⓘ
7th Air Force → previousName → Hawaiian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces)
Bellows Field → partOf → Hawaiian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces)
Wheeler Field → garrison → Hawaiian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces)
Clarence L. Tinker → hasMilitaryUnit → Hawaiian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces)