1992 marks fifty years since the Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor & their occupation of Kiska & Attu in the Aleutian Islands. The big, graceful U.S. Navy PBY patrol plane played an unsung but key role in the ensuing perilous Aleutian Campaign aimed at dislodging the enemy forces from the only foothold they gained on the North American continent. This book is the straightforward & detailed account of the author's participation in the Aleutian Campaign as a crewman on a Navy PBY. It is the story of his day-to-day routine of ...
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1992 marks fifty years since the Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor & their occupation of Kiska & Attu in the Aleutian Islands. The big, graceful U.S. Navy PBY patrol plane played an unsung but key role in the ensuing perilous Aleutian Campaign aimed at dislodging the enemy forces from the only foothold they gained on the North American continent. This book is the straightforward & detailed account of the author's participation in the Aleutian Campaign as a crewman on a Navy PBY. It is the story of his day-to-day routine of long hours on patrol, occasional contacts with the enemy & the constant battle to survive in the world's worst flying weather. Fighting treacherous winds, rain, snow, mud & fog made the Aleutian Campaign perhaps the most miserable theater of action in the world. With over 140 photos of the planes, places & people, the book treats the reader to a visual journey through the Aleutians & the primitive operating conditions facing our forces in the barren islands. "Those Navy Guys and their PBY's" adds significantly to the recorded history of a little known & long forgotten chapter in World War II.
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