Category:Naval Air Station Barbers Point aircraft revetments
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English: The 7 December 1941 Japanese surprise attack on military bases in Hawaii devastated almost all aircraft parked on the airstrips in Hawaii. As a reaction to the proven vulnerability of exposed aircraft, these revetments were erected in 1942 to provide protection "for carrier based planes", according to the drawings dated 25 April 1942. This grouping is by far the largest grouping of revetment of any kind still existent in the Pacific area. In addition, they are significant because these revetments are the only known examples of this type of revetment in the Pacific and are a distinctive construction type.
Media in category "Naval Air Station Barbers Point aircraft revetments"
The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.
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Aircraft shelters at MCAS Ewa (interior).jpg 4,651 × 3,523; 7.46 MB
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Aircraft shelters at MCAS Ewa.jpg 4,631 × 3,348; 7.96 MB
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Marine Corps Station Ewa - Covered concrete revetments.jpg 565 × 266; 74 KB