Wheeler Field

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Wheeler Field was a major U.S. Army Air Corps airbase in Hawaii that played a central role in American air operations and was heavily attacked during the Pearl Harbor raid in 1941.

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Wheeler Field canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Corps installation ⓘ
military air base ⓘ
associatedWith Pearl Harbor naval base ⓘ
Schofield Barracks ⓘ
attackedBy Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
attackedOn 1941-12-07 ⓘ
conflict Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
controlledBy United States Army ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
garrison 14th Pursuit Wing ⓘ
15th Pursuit Group ⓘ
Hawaiian Air Force ⓘ
geographicRegion Central Pacific ⓘ
hasAircraftType fighter aircraft ⓘ
pursuit aircraft ⓘ
hasFunction primary fighter base for defense of Pearl Harbor ⓘ
hasInfrastructure barracks ⓘ
hangars ⓘ
maintenance facilities ⓘ
runways ⓘ
hasRunwaySurface paved ⓘ
locatedIn Hawaii ⓘ
Oahu ⓘ
locatedOn Island of Oahu ⓘ
linked to: Oahu
militaryBranch United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
militaryRole airbase for pursuit and fighter squadrons ⓘ
namedAfter Major Sheldon H. Wheeler ⓘ
notableFor being heavily damaged in the 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii ⓘ
concentration of U.S. fighter aircraft on Oahu in 1941 ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
partOf Territory of Hawaii ⓘ
linked to: Hawaii Territory

U.S. Army Hawaiian Department ⓘ
U.S. coastal and island defense system ⓘ
roleIn World War II Pacific Theater ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War

air operations during the Pearl Harbor raid ⓘ
significantEvent Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
strategicImportance key element of U.S. air defense network in Hawaii ⓘ
theater Pacific Ocean theater of World War II ⓘ
usedFor air defense of Hawaii ⓘ
aircraft maintenance ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ

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