PBY
Memorial
Foundation
STORY
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In September 1998 the PBY Memorial Dream took flight
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The
PBY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, established September 22, 1998, is dedicated
to the preservation of Naval aviation history, the PBY Catalina,
and the Seaplane Base at Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington.
Our initial mission was to preserve the PBY and all seaplanes
once based at the seaplane facility on Whidbey Island. We now
includes all aircraft that have been based and flown from NAS
Whidbey Island from 1942 to the present. 
The PBY Memorial
Story Movie, produced
by Jim Riney,
showcases our journey to realize our mission.
You can now view this entire movie right here on our webite.
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PBY lands at Alt Field
in 2002
commemorating 60 years of operation
since the first PBY landed in Crescent Harbor in 1942.
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THE PBY MEMORIAL
The PBY Memorial is for young
and old alike, with aircraft models of every aircraft
ever flown from NAS Whidbey, a Catalina engine, vintage aircrew
clothing, photos,
PBY wing and more.
Artifacts - Models - Clothing
- Photos - Aircraft Parts - Flight Simulator
- Display Rooms - A World War II USO Canteen - Library - Gift
Shop
Eventually each display room will reflect an era of history from
WWII, the
Korean Conflict, Vietnam, the Gulf war, Afghanistan and Iraq
to present day.
OUR DREAM
Real Aircraft in Static
Displays as Memorials
to the squadrons and their crews that once flew from NAS Whidbey.
OUR VISION
That this will become a center for Whidbey Island's Naval Aviation
history.
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