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: Although I understand the word "trivia" is not encyclopedic, actually some of those facts are quite applicable to Ford Island. I lived there in 1991 and I remember the magnitude of those Hydrofoil races being held in the bay. They were a really big deal drawing national networks and thousands of visitors -- at the time at least, the island was completely closed to civilians, except on those days. The other facts are also interesting. Ford Island conjures up a sense of history -- should we lose it? |
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Trivia
- Ford Island was host to an annual "Hydrofest" where hydroplanes raced around the harbor.
- Hollywood actor William Joseph Hill grew up on Ford Island with his family. His father William Joseph Hill Sr. was a Captain in the U.S. Navy.
- Damage to structures on Ford Island during the Pearl Harbor attack was surprisingly minimal. A bomb landed (probably by mistake) in the courtyard of the medical building, and windows in some buildings were shattered by the force of explosions on ships.
- Amelia Earhart crashed on takeoff from Luke Field during her first attempt at flying around the world.
This was removed from the article. Viriditas (talk) 14:59, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
- Although I understand the word "trivia" is not encyclopedic, actually some of those facts are quite applicable to Ford Island. I lived there in 1991 and I remember the magnitude of those Hydrofoil races being held in the bay. They were a really big deal drawing national networks and thousands of visitors -- at the time at least, the island was completely closed to civilians, except on those days. The other facts are also interesting. Ford Island conjures up a sense of history -- should we lose it?