Naval Air Station Whidbey Island / William R. Stein and the PBY-Naval Air Museum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, William R., author.

PBY-Naval Air Museum (Wash.), author.

Contributor:

PBY-Naval Air Museum (Wash.), author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air bases--Washington (State)--Naval Air Station Whidbey Island--History--Pictorial works.

Air bases.

Navy-yards and naval stations--Washington (State)--Naval Air Station Whidbey Island--History--Pictorial works.

Navy-yards and naval stations.

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (Wash.)--History--Pictorial works.

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (Wash.).

Whidbey Island (Wash.)--History, Naval--Pictorial works.

Whidbey Island (Wash.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4396-6146-4