Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Hosts 3,000 Visitors at Annual Living History Day in Partnership with Smithsonian Museum...
September 24 2017 - 2:40PM
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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor brought America’s WWII
history to life at its annual all day Living History Day, September
23. More than 3,000 visitors attended the annual historical
celebration event. Photos from today’s Living History Day are
available at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm3jkJ1y
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A reenactor portraying historic aviatrix
Cornelia Fort poses next to the Museum's Boeing Stearman. (Photo:
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The event was held in affiliation with Smithsonian Magazine’s
Museum Day Live!, providing free admission to those who presented a
Museum Day Live! ticket, downloaded free from the website.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is a Smithsonian Affiliate
and ranked one of the nation’s top 10 aviation attractions in the
nation by TripAdvisor®. Also ranked “Hawaii’s #1 Historical Place
Worth Traveling for” by FlipKey®TripAdvisor®.
This year’s event recognized the role of film and photography in
documenting and preserving the events of WWII. A special screening
of “Finding KUKAN” was held in the Museum’s theater, followed by a
question and answer session with the documentary’s filmmaker,
Hawaii resident Robin Lung. “Finding KUKAN” is an award-winning
documentary that uncovers the forgotten story of Hawaii resident Li
Ling-Ai, the uncredited female producer of “KUKAN,” an Academy
Award-winning color documentary about WWII China that has been lost
for decades.
Other themed activities included demonstrations on how to
preserve WWII-era and family photos, as well as the process of
colorizing black and white photographs; a scavenger hunt throughout
the Museum to find famous images from WWII from around the globe;
costumed interpreters including WWII pilots, and swing dancers who
conducted swing dance demonstrations with the public; displays and
presentations by local students; and open cockpits. Canon USA, Inc.
was also on-site to loan cameras and offer photography workshops
for visitors.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is located on Historic Ford
Island, where bombs fell during the attack on Pearl Harbor,
December 7, 1941. It is a sacred battlefield, America’s aviation
battlefield. Visitors to the Museum can see remnants from that day
of infamy, including the 158-foot tall, red and white iconic Ford
Island Control Tower, Hangars 37 and 79, and bullet holes in Hangar
79. Through its preservation and restoration of World War II
fighter planes and accompanying artifacts in the Museum’s historic
hangars, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor shares the story of
the vital role aviation played in the winning of World War II, and
its continuing role in maintaining America’s freedom.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is a 501(c) (3) non-profit
organization. Its mission is to develop and maintain an
internationally recognized aviation museum on Historic Ford Island
that educates young and old alike, honors aviators and their
support personnel who defended freedom in The Pacific Region, and
to preserve Pacific aviation history.
Contact: 808-441-1000; Marketing@PacificAviationMuseum.org
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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl HarborAnne Murata, 808-441-1013;
808-375-9577 (cell)Director of
MarketingAnne@PacificAviationMuseum.org