This WWII-Era Hangar Survived The Japanese Attack On Hawaii. The Marines Want To Tear It Down 0 The Marines have proposed demolishing the hangar and other historic buildings on their base in Kaneohe to make room for new aircraft. World War II historians call it an outrage.
A cluster of historic buildings is being slated for demolition at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, including an aircraft hangar — then known as Hangar 2, now as Hangar 103 — where one of the first great acts of World War II heroism took place on Dec. 7, 1941.
The Marine Corps wants to tear down the hangar, which is on the edge of the Kaneohe Naval Air Station national historic district, to create new facilities for an incoming fleet of drones and aerial refueling craft. More historic buildings would be torn down under another proposal.
Military historians were particularly dismayed to learn of the Marine Corps’ plans to demolish the legendary hangar.
