This Quarter In History
By Michael Alberich, CW4 US Army (ret)
WWII (era)
25 Nov 1943: VP-62 departed NAS Whidbey Island Wash., for Dutch Harbor, Aleutians, headquarters of FAW-4, arriving on 30 November. The squadron received its assignment and departed for NS Adak, Alaska, the next day.
(Source: Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol 2)
10 Dec 1943: VP-62 […]
Mid Year Campaign
WOW! What a response from you, our supporters. In just over a week, you delivered nearly $12,000 and propelled the donation plane through $55,000. Most important, we blew by the $15,000 match by nearly $5000.
With the $15,000 match, the total for the appeal will be just over $70,000 – right in the middle of our target range. If […]
Papa Seagull Waits Patiently
Papa Seagull “Felix” sits atop a nest with three eggs waiting for hatchlings in the Aircraft Display Area. Seagulls are known to pair for life and are productive breeders with the mating season traditionally beginning in early February resulting in the breeding season starting from May to the end of July – […]
Returned Mail
Museum volunteer Don Growe sorts through the myriad of returned letters from a previous out mailing. For us to keep in touch with you to bring you the latest news, having your correct address on file is essential. If you’d like to bring us up to date, just email info@pbymf.org or send […]
Museum Library
Always the faithful volunteer, Navy Hodges manages the museum research library located across the street from the facility. For a truly historical exploration of vintage books, magazines and news items, contact her for an appointment at (360) 240-9500.
Scholarship Recipient
Cheyanne Winchester of Oak Harbor is the 2020 Eileen Brown Scholarship award winner. Winchester originally hails from Pasco, WA and has lived on Whidbey Island since the 5th grade. She is planning a double major at Western Washington University in Bellingham in Music Performance (Bachelors) and Music Education (Masters) with the goal […]
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Chairman’s Corner
FLEXIBILITY: The ability to bend, flex and adapt to changing circumstances.
Since last time, we have experienced the full brunt of the COVID-19 virus, have had many job-related stresses because of it and experienced some serious problems in our inner-cities with polarizing emotions. Life, it seems, does not always give us what we hope for, but we need to […]
Chairman’s Corner
Vernal
adjective
ver·nal| \ ˈvər-nᵊ
\Definition of vernal
1: of, relating to, or occurring in the spring vernal equinox vernal sunshine
2: fresh or new like the spring also : youthful
As the song says: “It might as well be Spring”. And so it is in the Pacific Northwest.
New buds, new blossoms, new grass…and a new name for the PBY-Naval Air Museum.
For 21 years […]
President’s Corner
How quickly the world can go topsy turvy! After a very successful 2019, the museum started the new year firing on all cylinders. Collaborations with regional organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest were being expanded. As the range of history covered by our activities grew, a new name was chosen to accurately reflect this expanding scope of naval aviation […]
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Representative Visit
Museum volunteer John Hughes escorts Terry Welch, a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), around the museum as part of her research on historical aviatrix Jackie Cochran. Among her other achievements, Cochran founded Woman’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in WWII. These civilian volunteers ferried and tested planes so male […]
