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Tour Details

WWII Island Hopping

Status: Active
Description: During WWII, the U.S. Navy adopted a strategy of "island-hopping" or "leapfrogging" to get close to Japan for a possible invasion. The goal was to capture & control strategic islands along a path toward Japan while isolating other islands. This strategy enabled the allies to circumvent heavily fortified islands and capture other less defended islands.

Military bases would then be established on the captured islands & used as a launching point for the attack and takeover of another island.

The tour will begin at Honolulu, HI. and end in Tokyo. It will cover the islands that were used in the island-hopping campaign. The tour will also visit locations where significant battles were fought.

Since this is a "Milatary Tour", any military plane will do. If you like the "Old Iron", here's your chance to roll them out of the hangar and let them stretch their legs.

This Tour was created by Jim S (MAC0568)
Division: Historical Division
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WWII Island Hopping

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Tour Flights

Leg: Departure: Arrival: Flight: Aircraft: Distance:
1Honolulu International Airport (PHNL)Henderson Field (PMDY)HSTISLHOP01C-471136 nm
2Henderson Field (PMDY)Wake Island Airfield (PWAK)HSTISLHOP02C-471027 nm
3Wake Island Airfield (PWAK)Bucholz Army Air Field (PKWA)HSTISLHOP03C-47637 nm
4Bucholz Army Air Field (PKWA)Bonriki International Airport (NGTA)HSTISLHOP04C-47546 nm
5Bonriki International Airport (NGTA)Honiara International Airport (AGGH)HSTISLHOP05C-471016 nm
6Honiara International Airport (AGGH)Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (AYPY)HSTISLHOP06C-47760 nm
7Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (AYPY)Chuuk International Airport (PTKK)HSTISLHOP07C-471051 nm
8Chuuk International Airport (PTKK)Saipan International Airport (PGSN)HSTISLHOP08C-47583 nm
9Saipan International Airport (PGSN)Andersen Air Force Base (PGUA)HSTISLHOP09C-47103 nm
10Andersen Air Force Base (PGUA)Tinian International Airport (PGWT)HSTISLHOP10C-4794 nm
11Tinian International Airport (PGWT)Babelthuap Airport (PTRO)HSTISLHOP11C-47796 nm
12Babelthuap Airport (PTRO)Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (RPVA)HSTISLHOP12C-47609 nm
13Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (RPVA)Subic Bay International Airport (RPLB)HSTISLHOP13C-47351 nm
14Subic Bay International Airport (RPLB)Kadena Air Base (RODN)HSTISLHOP14C-47811 nm
15Kadena Air Base (RODN)Iwo Jima Airport (RJAW)HSTISLHOP15C-47739 nm
16Iwo Jima Airport (RJAW)Tokyo Haneda International Airport (RJTT)HSTISLHOP16C-47651 nm
Total Distance Of Tour: 10910 nm

Pilot's Progress

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START: PHNLLeg: 1 To: PMDYLeg: 2 To: PWAKLeg: 3 To: PKWALeg: 4 To: NGTALeg: 5 To: AGGHLeg: 6 To: AYPYLeg: 7 To: PTKKLeg: 8 To: PGSNLeg: 9 To: PGUALeg: 10 To: PGWTLeg: 11 To: PTROLeg: 12 To: RPVALeg: 13 To: RPLBLeg: 14 To: RODNLeg: 15 To: RJAWLeg: 16 To: RJTTComplete
1Norman Swanson - MAC0257****************Tour Completed
2Jim Sims - MAC0568****************Tour Completed
3Jim Cruse - PRO0304*                
4Joseph Andujar - PRO0160*******          

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