▁pil ots ▁from ▁Whe eler ▁Army ▁Air ▁Field ▁for ▁instrument ▁flying ▁on ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁ideal ▁for ▁training ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁approach , ▁run way ▁length , ▁and ▁take ▁off ▁clear ance . ▁This ▁field ▁was ▁not ▁over ▁populated ▁like ▁H ick am ▁or ▁Whe eler . ▁It ▁is ▁documented ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Air ▁base ▁Group , ▁ 4 7 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron ▁was ▁station ed ▁there ▁along ▁with ▁B - 2 4 s ▁and ▁B - 1 7 s ▁that ▁were ▁based ▁at ▁K ahu ku ▁for ▁short ▁periods ▁of ▁time ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron ▁used ▁the ▁air field ▁for ▁training ▁with ▁B - 2 4 ' s ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁▁ ▁After wards ▁the ▁USA AF ▁closed ▁the ▁air fields ▁and ▁returned ▁the ▁K ahu ku ▁property ▁to ▁its ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Post war ▁history ▁No ▁air fields ▁at ▁K ahu ku ▁were ▁dep icted ▁on ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands ▁Section al ▁Chart . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Campbell ▁Race ▁Cour se , ▁the ▁K ahu ku ▁air field ▁run ways ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁both ▁drag ▁racing ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Hawai i ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁sports ▁car ▁race . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁between ▁ 1 9 5