 Aleutian PV-1 painting schemes |  PV-1 losses, Aleutian squadronsPV-1 "Ventura", Aleutians, Kuriles, Kamchatka, USN plane losses |  VB/VPB-136Patrol Bombing Squadrons, VB-136, VPB-136, PV-1 "Ventura", Attu, Kiska, Adak, Amchitka, Empire Express |
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 Battle of ShimushuKurile landing operation, Shimushu, Soviet-Japanese war, August 1945 |  VB/VPB-139Patrol Bombing Squadrons, VPB-139, VB-139, PV-1 "Ventura", Attu, Adak, Amchitka, Empire Express |  Lend-LeaseLend-Lease, Pacific Route, Kamchatka, Petropavlovsk, Vladivostok, P-63 "Kingcobra", P-39 "Aircobra", A-20 "Boston", B-25 "Mitchell", C-47, DC-3 |
 Aleutian PrivateersVPB-120, VPB-122, PB4Y-2 "Privateer", Aleutians, WW2, Shemya |  Chishima RettoJapanese Kurile Islands, Shimushu, Paramushiro, Matsuwa, Araido |  VB/VPB-135Patrol Bombing Squadrons, VB-135, VPB-135, PV-1 "Ventura", Attu, Kiska, Adak, Amchitka, Empire Express |
 VB/VPB-131Patrol Bombing Squadron, VPB-131, PV-1 "Ventura", Attu, Adak, Amchitka, Empire Express |
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history"
―Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Recently, I realized that some of my archive digging results might be worthy of being known by a wider community of people rather than just a close circle of friends and pen pals. Some facts I've uncovered are far more interesting than just trivia, and others are widely unknown, yet important events from seventy-plus years ago.
With that in mind, I created this website for those interested in the history of WWII in the Northern Pacific. Without attempt of competing with existing successful internet forums on the subject of WWII, I want to build an online resource for researchers, historians, and modelers alike.
Starting in English and Russian, I am looking forward to attract the attention of Japanese students to the history of WWII, whose participation in the blog will be warmly welcomed.
Welcome to the North Pacific Skies!
Boris