Thank You!
Our most sincere appreciation to Matson Navigation for their generous donation of $1,000 to the PBY Memorial Foundation. They are our newest business partner.
Christmas Parade
Longtime Museum volunteer and Navy veteran Richard Rezabek represented the Museum in the Oak Harbor drive-by Christmas parade.
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 […]
Cleaning Up
A group of volunteers gathered recently to help clean up the Museum’s Aircraft Display Area. Wayne Hastriter hoses down the 1946 Ford 4-door sedan to remove debris built up over the summer months. Other volunteers included Scott Hornung, John Hughes, John Love, Bryan Powell, Sonny Starks and Bill Young.
President’s Corner
Quoting the title of an old Bee Gees song, your Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum has been “Stayin’ Alive!” Many of you have stepped up to support the museum through the Mid-year Appeal fundraiser. Our quest to obtain land continues with unexpected twists and turns.
After just over two months, the museum re-opened on 24 June with a “new […]
Letters – We get letters!
Editor,
I recently read the Cat Chat Newsletter and enjoyed it as usual, especially the “Quarter in History” concerning VP-62. As a former member of VP-62, I am offering a bit of supplemental information, some of which may be of interest to some members.
I came to NAS Whidbey 2 weeks after the Japanese […]
Desk of Onee & Richard
Thank you to our faithful Museum donors and members who have supported us throughout the year. And welcome to our newest members: from Washington, Valerie Garstin and Yara Heinks, and from Oregon, Julie Havelka. Also, from Oregon, aviation enthusiast, CDR Philip R. Rossi, SC, USN (Ret) who joined as a Life member.
With […]
Chairman’s Report
“Resilience” and “Belief”
Well… time has passed and we still are dealing with that old enemy: COVID-19. It permeates our everyday activities whether it be work or play. Most of us now have a personal acquaintance with this plague; a friend, a relative, a neighbor or even ourselves. It truly is serious.
Our response to it really defines who we […]
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 – […]
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