National Museum of the U.S. Navy

U.S. Naval Aviation in the Alaskan Islands

This section highlights some of the U.S. Navy aircraft that participated in the Aleutian Island Campaign and were also based on various Alaskan Islands during World War II.      

Image:  80-G-475760:  Vough OS2U "Kingfisher" launched from repair mat at Attu, Aleutian Islands.   Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.