More From Kodiak, Alaska
There were simply too many extraordinary images to share. Here are just a few more… and then some. 250th Coastal Defense Gun Emplacement at St. Peters Head, Battery No.1 Chiniak Point, Kodiak Island. 2014 The remains of the 8 inch gun after its demise. At least 100ft away from it’s base at the top of […]
Runway Talk
One of my main objectives while I was on Kodiak was to make it to one of the old WW2 Airfields that, according to my grandfather, was only used by the R.C.A.F. while in Kodiak. Although I had previously been advised, that it may not be worth my trip, I was going anyways. Glad I […]
Kodiak In WW2
Day two- wide awake and ready to go. Seeing as I did not want to waste time getting lost in the middle of the Alaskan bush in search of old relics, I choose to hire a reputable guide- Dake, to drive me around. Now Dake, an island transplant, did not know much about WW2 in […]
Pilot’s Eye
Ever wanted to know what it looks like from the cockpit of one of WW2’s best pursuit planes; the P-51 Mustang? Heck ya, I sure have. Pilots, Jeff “Linedog” Linebaugh and partner Larry “Lumpy” Lumpkin do this for fun and from the heart. They are part of the Commemorative Air Force crew and have spent […]