Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

by William R. Stein, the PBY-Naval Air Museum

Overview

Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island in Washington State has a long and storied history that began in 1942 and continues to the present day. Tucked away on an island that is its namesake, NAS Whidbey was originally conceptualized as a small support base for an existing air station in nearby Seattle. That prewar plan was rapidly eclipsed by world events, and the proposed support base quickly evolved into an air station of its own right. Through historic photographs chosen from the archives of the US Navy, the PBY-Naval Air Museum, and the personnel of NAS Whidbey Island, both past and present, the story of the air station is told. These images will serve not only as a trip down memory lane for those stationed at Whidbey in days gone by, but will also illustrate to younger generations their connection to those who served in the not so distant past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439661468
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/24/2017
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

William R. Stein is a military historian who has spent decades researching and studying America's martial past. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he is a writer, lecturer, and the historian for the PBY-Naval Air Museum in Oak Harbor, Washington.