Location
41-043 Kalnianaole Highway

Construction
Prewar airfield.

Wartime History
On December 7, 1942 aircraft were parked wingtip-to-wingtip to prevent sabatoge prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Severely damaged in the attack. Few traces of the wartime history remain, and the base is generally closed to the pulbic and used as a recreation area for military personell. There is a historical marker at the base.

Units based at Bellows Field
18th PG, 19th PS (P-40) Wheeler Feb 20 - May 22, 1942 Kualoa
5th BG, 394th BS (B-17) Hickam May 30 - Sept 28, 1942 Hickam
18th FG, 333rd FS (P-39) activated August 23, 1942 - ?
318th FG, 72nd FS (P-40) activated Oct 15, 1942
18th FG, 19th FS (P-40) Kualoa Oct 20, 1942 - Feb 9, 43 Barbers Point
318th FG HQ Hickam Feb 9, 1943 - ?
11th BG, 26th BS (B-17) April 8 - May 11, 1943 Bellows
318th FG, 333rd FS (P-39) Hilo July 28, 1943
318th FG, 73rd FS (P-47) Mokuleia Nov 8, 1943 - ?
531st BS (A-24) Makin March 1, 1944 - ?
318th FG, 19th FS (P-47) Kualoa April 18, 1944 - ?
531st FS (P-38) April 21, 1944 - ?
15th FG HQ Wheeler June 3, 1944 - ?
15th FG, 78th FS (P-47/P-51) Mokuleia June 8, 44 - Jan 24 45 Iwo Jima
7th ASA, 311th TCS (C-47) Kahuku Feb 15, 44 - July 22, 45 Okinawa
7th ASA, 316th TCS (C-47) Kahuku Feb 16, 44 - ?

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