AMCHITKA
aka Ostrove Amchitka
Joe Broadbent’s Amchitka Scrapbook
1945
1. One of the PBY crews working out of Amchitka in August of 1945, provided by Alan R. Broadbent, son
of Joe Broadbent, PBY pilot of the Aleutian Campaign. "He (Joe) was a PBY pilot and stationed in the
Aleutians during the war. I have several pictures of my father's unit complete with the planes (PBY's) and
the crews that flew in them. My father also kept the maps (flight-crew type) of all the islands in the
Aleutian chain. He took aerial photos of the mountainous terrain as well as snapshots of anything of
interest on his island; back then there must not have been a whole lot to see otherwise he would have
taken a lot more pictures than he did." This photo is of Crew 18, Detachment #2, SQDN VPB-62, Amchitka
Island, Aleutians, August 1945. (Joe Broadbent, pilot, is kneeling at left front).
3. Several of Joe Broadbent's photos were of buildings (quanset huts), one of which was the Officer's
Club on Amchitka Island. The inside of the "clubhouse" had a bar, and board games laid out "ready to
play"; the best part was the mural over the bar. (Alan Broadbent)
4. The mural over Amchitka's Officer's Club bar. (Editor's Note: This image was extracted, enhanced, and
enlarged from a smaller photo for better viewing. gls) (Alan Broadbent)
5. Some of Joe Broadbent's fellow PBY'ers. Amchitka. (Alan Broadbent)
6. Amchitka fishing buddies...WWII version. Joe Broadbent is on the right side. Amchitka Island, Sept 4,
1945. These fish were caught in Constantine Harbor. (Alan Broadbent)
7. Another nice photo of a P-38 from Alan Broadbent. This one is apparently an "official U. S. Navy" photo.
Interesting how the Navy guys can manage to pull ladies into any situation! Not sure where or when this
one was taken. Anybody have any ideas? (Alan Broadbent)
2. This is the crew of SQDN VPB-62, Det 2, Amchitka Island in August of 1945. (Alan Broadbent)
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Amchitka
aka Ostrove Amchitka
Joe Broadbent’s Amchitka Scrapbook
1945
1. One of the PBY crews working out of Amchitka in August of 1945,
provided by Alan R. Broadbent, son of Joe Broadbent, PBY pilot of
the Aleutian Campaign. "He (Joe) was a PBY pilot and stationed in
the Aleutians during the war. I have several pictures of my father's
unit complete with the planes (PBY's) and the crews that flew in them.
My father also kept the maps (flight-crew type) of all the islands in the
Aleutian chain. He took aerial photos of the mountainous terrain as
well as snapshots of anything of interest on his island; back then
there must not have been a whole lot to see otherwise he would have
taken a lot more pictures than he did." This photo is of Crew 18,
Detachment #2, SQDN VPB-62, Amchitka Island, Aleutians, August
1945. (Joe Broadbent, pilot, is kneeling at left front).
2. This is the crew of SQDN VPB-62, Det 2, Amchitka Island in August
of 1945. (Alan Broadbent)
4. The mural over Amchitka's Officer's Club bar. (Editor's Note: This
image was extracted, enhanced, and enlarged from a smaller photo for
better viewing. gls) (Alan Broadbent)
5. Some of Joe Broadbent's fellow PBY'ers. Amchitka. (Alan
Broadbent)
6. Amchitka fishing buddies...WWII version. Joe Broadbent is on the
right side. Amchitka Island, Sept 4, 1945. These fish were caught in
Constantine Harbor. (Alan Broadbent)
7. Another nice photo of a P-38 from Alan Broadbent. This one is
apparently an "official U. S. Navy" photo. Interesting how the Navy
guys can manage to pull ladies into any situation! Not sure where or
when this one was taken. Anybody have any ideas? (Alan Broadbent)
