Follow Our History Adventures On YouTube!
Florida Beaches To The Bering Sea is now on YouTube! Please visit the channel to see what we have been up to! In September, we brought Bob Brocklehusts family to Minot, North Dakota to visit their father’s Aluetian P-40. What an incredible experience. More of this to come.
Land of the Living
Where have I been? I know you are wondering. Good news is that- I’m still here! These last few years have gotten the best of this blog (do people even say this word anymore, blog?) BUT not to worry, I have still been thoroughly immersed in history projects that frankly, have kept me too busy […]
Smooth Seas To Our Captain Billy
Captain Billy Choate or as I called him, Captain Q. Billy was not only our boat Captain for the Aleutian History Expeditions, he was an inspirational human and my friend. His calm demeanor at sea was always soothing to myself and our tour goers. In rough water, he remained undisturbed, I can remember several instances […]
25 September, 1942
75 years ago today marks the first joint U.S. and Canadian Operation of the Aleutian Campaign with the first P-40 escorted bomber mission successfully completed. In actuality, this mission was schedule to take place 22 September, only escorting 12 B-24s with 20 P-40’s slated to come in from behind and 15 P-39’s sent forward. Encountering […]
RCAF In Alaska. On This Day In History
Why They Should Fly
There has been so much discussion over the last few years of whether or not warbirds should continue to fly and offer the unique public experience of riding in one. Although I somewhat understand the point of wanting to ground them in an effort to protect them and avoid unnecessary and unfortunate loss to both […]
78 Years Ago In the Aleutians…
77 years ago today, the first U.S.- Canadian joint offensive mission would take place in the North Pacific over Kiska… Posted by Florida Beaches To The Bering Sea on Wednesday, September 25, 2019
9-11-1942
9-11. I bet the gentlemen in 111 (F) Squadron, RCAF, stationed at the remote base of Fort Glen on Umnak Island, Alaska,… Posted by Florida Beaches To The Bering Sea on Friday, September 11, 2020
Commemorative Air Force Webinar
Had the great pleasure of being part of a Commemorative Air Force webinar this morning, live form Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Thanks for the opportunity to tell their story!
Rudy Frasca. Blue Skies & Tailwinds
Last month, I learned of the passing of an American aviation icon, Rudy Frasca. No Rudy did not serve in the Aleutians, nor was he a WWII veteran, entering the Navy in 1949 just in time for the Korean war, but Rudy will forever have connections to me and the Aleutians through his love of […]