Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum Monthly Speakers Luncheon

Date and Time

Tuesday May 24, 2022
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT

Tuesday, May 24th at 11:30am

Location

Elks Lodge
155 NE Ernst St.
Oak Harbor, WA

Fees/Admission

$12 buffet lunch

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Description

Our Monthly Speakers Luncheons feature presenters on Naval Aviation history and first hand stories of significant historical events. Join us at the Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst St., Oak Harbor, WA on Tuesday 24 May
beginning at 11:30 AM.

May's Speaker
Dr Jesse G. Kennedy III, Ph.D

A Pacific Northwest native, former university professor and long time Chief of Cultural Resource Management for North Cascades National Park, Dr. Kennedy is an accomplished and popular story teller. In retirement Dr. Kennedy continues to explore the history of the North Cascades.

A Routine Navigation Training Flight!

On Tuesday, Dr. Kennedy will bring us the story of a December 1943 navigation training flight gone bad. The planes involved were three Lockheed PV-1 Ventura aircraft from VPB -139, a squadron based at NAS Whidbey Island. This flight showed that with WWII era navigation equipment and knowledge, no flight in the Pacific Northwest winter was "routine".

Please join us to hear a skilled story teller bring this true story to life!