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Military Museum Attractions In Whidbey Island

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Whidbey Island is the largest of the islands composing Island County, Washington, in the United States. Whidbey is about 30 miles north of Seattle, and lies between the Olympic Peninsula and the I-5 corridor of western Washington. The island forms the northern boundary of Puget Sound. It is home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Whidbey Island is home to 80,022 residents . An estimated 29,000 of Whidbey Island residents live in rural locations. Whidbey Island is approximately 55 miles long , or about 37 miles when measured along a straight line from north to south, and 1.5 to 10 miles wide, with a total land area of 168.67 square miles , making it t...
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Military Museum Attractions In Whidbey Island

  • 1. PBY-Naval Air Museum Oak Harbor
    The Consolidated PBY Catalina, also known as the Canso in Canadian service, is an American flying boat, and later an amphibious aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalinas served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. During World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escort, search and rescue missions , and cargo transport. The PBY was the most numerous aircraft of its kind and the last active military PBYs were not retired from service until the 1980s. As of 2014, nearly 80 years after its first flight, the aircraft continues to fly as a waterbomber in aerial firefighting operations all over ...
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