Lieutenant Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first ace fighter pilot of World War 2, is seen flying his F4F aircraft (number: F-13). Felix-the-Cat logo of the Navy Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) is seen on his airplane, but only 4 Japanese victory flags are visible below his cockpit. Another F4F (number F-1) appears,flown by Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, Commander of VF-3. Thach is flying with his canopy open. The VF-3 logo and 3 Japanese victory flags are painted on his airplane. With Thach in the lead, O'Hare maneuvers into the left wing position.
U.S. aircraft in flight over an Airfield in Hawaii PBY-6A Catalina parked in the grass. Mountains in the background. U.S. Fighter aircraft making touch and go landings. B-17 bomber parked on ramp. Heavy storm clouds form by mountain in background.
Activities of population in Hawaii during World War 2. Sailor walking on sidewalk. Bomb shelters erected in empty lots. Japanese writings on the window of a shop. A gas alarm bell. A sign at Kuhio school reads "Air Raid Shelter". Children walk out from the school in lines. Workers build bomb shelters in the background. Dirt piled up over the top of a shelter. A view of rugged coastline of Oahu. Children leaving a school building. Vacant fields. Palm trees in the foreground. Hilly terrain in the background. View of a hotel.
U.S. fighter aircraft fly low over an airfield in Hawaii during World War Two. Mountains in the background. Damaged U.S. aircraft in grass. View of church and of hotel.
Activities of residents in Hawaii during World War II. Crowd of spectators is seated on the ground. Hula girls get ready for a performance. An officer carrying side arms crowns a "queen" for the festivity. He and the "queen" walk together towards a microphone at edge of grass,and other girls follow. Wires and utility pole. A long line of vehicles turning off a highway. View of residential buildings. Heavy foliage in the foreground. A strip of ground plowed up for a Victory Garden. An automobile moves down a street. Two children run along a sidewalk past homes. A boy climbing a palm tree.
Activities of residents in Hawaii during World War II. A utility pole and an air raid siren situated on two cross poles. A man climbs up a palm tree. He slips and falls. Quonset and barracks type buildings seen. Laundry hung out to dry between buildings across an alley. A man walks past.