Marine Corps Air Station Ewa
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Marine Corps Air Station Ewa
Marine Corps Air Station Ewa (MCAS Ewa) was a
United States Marine Corps
air station that was located 17 miles west of
Pearl Harbor
on the island of
Oahu, Hawaii
. The base was hit during the
attack on Pearl Harbor
and later served as the hub for all Marine aviation units heading into combat in the
Pacific Theater
during
World War II
. The based was closed in
1952
because its runways were too short for the jet aircraft and expansion was impossible due to the proximity of
Naval Air Station Barbers Point
. Ewa has been abandoned since 1952 however two of its runways are still visible from the air and many of the
revetments
still remain in good condition.
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