Facebook Posts
This is the beginning of a series of posts I will create on the Facebook page outlining what life is like for us during our Aleutian Expeditions.
Foster Jones
The Word Of An Airmen
Of a certain Aleutian airmen to be exact… my buddy Lt. Col (RET) Bob Brocklehurst. This Veterans Day is dedicated to him and all those that flew with him in the Aleutian Campaign as well as throughout his 28 year Air Force career. Please take an hour out of your day, perhaps while you are […]
Bathtime Was Hard To Come By
Freedom Isn’t Free.
Memorial Day is for remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms- their lives. As I am preparing for another trip to Alaska in honor of those who served there, I am remembering those pilots in my grandfather’s squadron, RCAF 111 (F) and some in No. 14 (F), who did not make it […]
Different Side Of History
“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.” Napoleon Hill – 1883-1970 – Author I recently traveled to Anchorage to do some long awaited research in John Cloe’s old archive room at Joint Base Elmendrof/ Fort Richardson. I was warmly greeted […]
Blue Skies And Tail Winds Bob Brocklehurst
When this project of passion began nearly seven years ago, I could not have imagined the lengths at which this endeavor would reach. Although there have been numerous highlights, and I mean numerous- many of which have yet to make an appearance on this site, my friendship with WWII Aleutian Island P-40 pilot Lt. Col […]
AK905- Needle In A Haystack
I used to think that finding an aircraft that my grandfather flew during the war would be the pinnacle of this journey so when we found the first one, AK875 currently painted like a Fighting Tiger (aren’t they all??) at the entrance to the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center, it was almost too good to be true. […]
New Years on Kodiak, 1943
Happy New Year!! 2018 has been a phenomenal year so much so that there was no way to keep up with writing about it all. I never would have dreamed in a million years where this project of passion would have taken me but I am sure glad it has. I am loving every […]
Aleutian Island WWII History Expeditions- PLANE WRECKS
After our Aleutian Campaign Warbirds In Review Session at Oshkosh this summer, I had many people asking me about how they could be part a Aleutian Island WWII Historical Expedition. And actually, the tour company who handles all the details of our tour was too wrapped with their D-Day events that we did not have […]