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Hangar Talk: Sunday, December 8, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. | Museum Theater
J. Michael (Mike) Wenger, noted military historian and author, will join us on Sunday, December 8th, to give a presentation based on the new book, “They’re Killing My Boys!” The History of Hickam Field and the Attacks of 7 December 1941, co-authored by J. Michael Wenger, Robert J. Cressman, and John Di Virgilio.
“They’re Killing My Boys!” is a detailed combat narrative of the December 7th Japanese attacks on Hickam Field—then one of two major U.S. Army airfields on the island of O’ahu. Since the field served as a base for long-range bombers, the Japanese military sought to put Hickam out of action to prevent U.S. forces from searching for and attacking their carrier force.
The presentation will be followed by a book signing with Mike in the main gallery.
Library Dedication: Sunday, December 8, 2019 | 12:30 p.m. | Control Tower Building
The Board of Directors of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum invites you to attend the blessing and dedication of The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust Library and Archive featuring the Sidney H Bradd Collection and furnishings donated by OFS, Hank Menke and family.
Located on the first floor of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum’s historic control tower building, the library features everything from books, maps and other precious collector’s items surrounding World War II history and aviation.
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum leaders and the generous donors who made this library possible, will join together for the momentous occasion. 
Film Screening: Sunday, December 8, 2019 | 2:00 p.m. | Hangar 79
Following the Library Dedication, please join us in historic Hangar 79 where we will host a documentary film about the search for answers regarding the death of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto titled, The Portillo Expedition: Mystery on Bougainville Island, narrated by Gary Sinise.
The film follows a crew of explorers, led by legendary Chicago restaurateur Richard Portillo, to Bougainville, New Guinea in the South Pacific, as they trek through dense jungle and deep mud to visit the remote site of the plane wreck of famed Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s crashed Betty Bomber. Admiral Yamamoto is best known as the architect of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Japan’s failed battle at Midway in June of 1942.
Tim Gray, Executive Director of the WWII Foundation will present and discuss the long journey and challenges of making the film.
Richard Mallory Allnutt's aviation passion ignited at the 1974 Farnborough Airshow. Raised in 1970s Britain, he was immersed in WWII aviation lore. Moving to Washington DC, he frequented the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, meeting aviation legends.
After grad school, Richard worked for Lockheed-Martin but stayed devoted to aviation, volunteering at museums and honing his photography skills. In 2013, he became the founding editor of Warbirds News, now Vintage Aviation News. With around 800 articles written, he focuses on supporting grassroots aviation groups.
Richard values the connections made in the aviation community and is proud to help grow Vintage Aviation News.
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