Happy Birthday NAS Whidbey Island

[The Inspector]

This weekend celebrates the 67th anniversary of NAS Whidbey Island, as well as the 11th anniversary of the PBY Memorial Foundation.
A PBY -6A 'firecat' is scheduled to arrive today (9/18/09) and be on display thru the 25th of Sept. @ 315 W. Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor @ the old seaplane base, info @ (360) 675-5789

[Jack Cook]

I enjoyed serving at Whidbey Is but winters sucked!!
Wonder if the PBY will be at the Navy Exchange or the Commisary

[cadet77]

The weather was great at Whidbey in the summer of 72. Shoehorn class was good too. Good to hear a PBY is visiting.

cadet77
Larry

[Jack Cook]

when it freezes that down slope to the main gate is a scary place.

[TimAPNY]

I got to fly in there once, it was a beautiful final! One of the beast I hvae ever seen. Much nicer than NAS LeMoore.

Tim

[PJ]

Our PV-2 Harpoon started her Navy career at Whidbey Island in 1945 with VPB-136.

PJ
PV-2 Harpoon "Hot Stuff"
www.amhf.org

[Jack Cook]

It really was a nice duty station.
Much better than the other turd piles the Navy sent me!!

[daveymac82c]

It appears as though the Catalina has arrived...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxwkLegevuE

Cheers,

David

[The Inspector]

The PBYis supposed to be over @ the old seaplane base which was just made into a city park so it's sorta on the Westish side of the base-

[Malo83]

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showth ... p?t=150586

[Malo83]

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showth ... p?t=150586

[m50a1ontos]

when it freezes that down slope to the main gate is a scary place.

One year I was there we had to use the gate by the gun club...nobody could make it up that hill! Going down was...um...."interesting"

[Sasquatch]

The PBY is now over at the Arlington, WA airport, if'n any of you want to check it out. Right across from the old Bayliner Marine Boat plant, by the old Navy buildings.

--Tom