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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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)