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Control tower new colour

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Robert John

Charter Member
Another screenshot of my Ford Island Controle Tower
Hope the colour is better.
Got the colour from a picture off the net.
Still looking for better picture and more info about the tower in 1941.
From
Robert John
 
Construction of the 158-foot control tower began in early 1941. At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the tower structure had been completed along with a portion of the platform on the top. Construction was completed in 1942 and originally was painted a solid dark color. The control tower didn't receive it's familiar red and white paint until 1942.

After the Ford Island Naval Air Station was decommissioned in 1962 the control tower was still used for civilian operations at the field.


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