San Diego to Pearl Harbor
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Hack's War · Leg 1 of the Pacific Chronology

San Diego to Pearl Harbor

2nd Lt. Haskell “Hack” Tarman and 2nd Lt. Dallas Jenkins, fresh from MAG‑11 orders, cross the Pacific for the first time as commissioned Marine aviators.

1flight
~16hours
~2,220n. miles
150°W 140°W 130°W 120°W 30°N 20°N PACIFIC OCEAN N Kauaʻi Maui · Hawaiʻi CALIFORNIA PB2Y-3R Coronado · ~2,220 nm · ~16 hrs SAN DIEGO NAS North Island · depart Sat Jan 2, 1943 PEARL HARBOR Oʻahu · arrive Sun Jan 3, 1943
Schematic route map, not to navigational scale — coastlines and islands are simplified shapes for orientation, not surveyed. Tap or hover either marker for details on that stop. Drawn from 01_Hack_Timeline.md, Window 1 (Ch.25-26).
Flight path
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Nearby islands (context only)

Full itinerary

LegRouteAircraftDepartArriveDistance
1 San Diego → Pearl Harbor PB2Y-3R Coronado Sat Jan 2, 1943 Sun Jan 3, 1943 ~2,220 nm