Next is the Pacific Aviation Museum, this is the location that Imperial Japanese Naval forces’ bombs where first dropped onto Pearl Harbor  Luke Airfield at Ford Island. Ford Island’s airfields and hangars are home to ties to the life of celebrity flyers, such as Amelia Earhart’s ground-loop in 1937 and a display of the actual Stearman N2S-3 which former president George H.W. Bush learned to fly while he served in the navy during World War II.On display are several exhibits and historical artifacts. See a large wall mural in hangar 37 depicting Ford Island as it looked just before the Pearl Harbor attacks, helping you to understand how the ships were laid anchored around the perimeter of Battleship Row.

You will then travel to the U.S.S Missouri, “The Mighty ‘Mo” Tour. Take a Mighty Mo Tour with a knowledgeable USS Missouri Battleship Tour Guide. As you are escorted throughout the ship, you will walk the footsteps of General Douglas MacArthur and see where World War II ended.U.S.S. Missouri ─ “Heart of Missouri” TourThe Heart of the Missouri Tour showcases the power behind the Mighty Mo, known to many as one of the greatest Battleship of all time. As our most requested guided tour, you will see the mechanics behind this Iowa-class battleship which was designed for speed and firepower.What exactly does it take to move a ship three football fields long at a speed of nearly 40 MPH? How does one 16-inch gun fire a 2,700 pound projectile to an incredible 23 miles with pinpoint accuracy?

Not only will this tour answer some of your most sought after questions about one of history’s most dominant warships, but you’ll get hands on training with lessons on lighting off one of the eight three-story Babcock and Wilcox boilers. Grab onto the throttles releasing the steam which drives the ship’s massive propellers. Venture down Broadway, the longest and widest passage on the ship and meet (via video) the ship’s last Chief Engineer who will explain the work of the “snipes,” the men who worked below the water line in the heart of the Missouri.