Hack's Pacific Route
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Window 3 · Leg 1 · Route of March

Peleliu to Pearl Harbor

Capt. Haskell “Hack” Tarman’s transfer transit, VMF‑114 to VMF‑213 — five island-hopping flights across the Central Pacific.

5flights
5days
~4,647n. miles
140°E 160°E 180° 160°W 20°N 10°N International Date Line (military zone-time convention) N Saipan · Tinian · Rota Majuro Wotje Kauaʻi Hawaiʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi R4D · 800 nm R5D · ~1,300 nm R5D · 380 nm R5D · ~1,450 nm R5D · 717 nm PELELIU depart Wed Nov 8 GUAM Orote Field · RON Nov 8-9 ENIWETOK held over, Nov 9-11 KWAJALEIN refuel, Nov 11 JOHNSTON IS. refuel, Nov 12 EWA, OʻAHU arrive Mon Nov 13
Schematic route map, not to navigational scale — positions are approximate and the legs are drawn as straight lines rather than true great-circle tracks. Tap or hover any marker for details on that stop. Drawn from the itinerary locked in 01_Hack_Timeline.md (Window 3, Leg 1).
Flight path
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Nearby islands (context only)

Full itinerary

Leg Route Aircraft Depart Arrive Distance Ground time
1 Peleliu → Guam R4D Wed Nov 8, AM Wed Nov 8, PM ~800 nm Overnight (~16–18 hrs) — Orote Field
2 Guam → Eniwetok R5D Skymaster Thu Nov 9, AM Thu Nov 9, PM ~1,300 nm Held over ~2 nights — bumped for priority traffic; test-hop duty
3 Eniwetok → Kwajalein R5D Skymaster Sat Nov 11, AM Sat Nov 11, midday 380 nm Few hours — refuel/technical stop only
4 Kwajalein → Johnston Island R5D Skymaster Sat Nov 11, PM Sun Nov 12, early AM ~1,450 nm Few hours — refuel stop only
5 Johnston Island → Ewa, Oʻahu R5D Skymaster Sun Nov 12, later Mon Nov 13 717 nm Journey ends — MCAS Ewa