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NAS Seattle at Sand Point was the headquarters for the 13th Naval district of which Pearl Harbor was a part.
On that Sunday morning seventy five years ago word reached the communications officer at Sand Point who called the radio stations
in Seattle to warn of the Japanese attack and cancel all leave. A machine gunner was placed on every roof and all windows were blacked out. A squadron of PBY flying boats were stationed at Sand Point and helped defend our historic coastline and beat back the attack in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Many other air and sea craft joined the brave Navy, Marine, Army and Coast Guard troops to turn the tide to victory in the war in the Pacific.
Little Known History of Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District
Seattle’s first airport
Site of the first flight around the world Headquarters of the 13th Naval District on the front lines of the war in the Pacific
Friends of Sand Point Magnuson Park can always use volunteers.
The monetary value of volunteered hours can be used for matching grants. If you wish to volunteer, please contact
Lynn Ferguson, Board President, 206-523-0391, or click here to email your volunteer opportunity questions. If you volunteer we ask that you download, save and fill out this Friends Volunteer Hours Tracking Form pdf. Open the form in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC , and then email the signed and completed form . |
Mission:
Sand Point Remembered is an oral history project recognizing the lives of people who served or have memories of Sand Point Naval Air Station, Seattle. This project was conceived and managed by Friends of Magnuson Park with the generous assistance of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. You can meet the people and hear their stories here. The Sand Point Remembered project gratefully acknowledges the support of The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Arrange a historic tour or talk on Sand Point history or 1st Around the World Flight for your group of five or more. Email: info@sandptnavsta.org Friends is in search of photos taken at, and memories of NAS Sand Point. We are looking for photos and memories as we try to develop signage and visuals of what it was like as an active base. What is your Sand Point story/photo? Remember the totem pole, cannon or a special plane, event, a dance in the Officer’s Club, or Santa arriving by helicopter? If you have photos and/or meories you are willing to share, please send an email to photos@sandptnavsta.org if they have been digitiized, or you can mail copies to us at: Historic District PO Box 51194 Seattle, WA 98115-1194 Note: the links in this section are outside of this site and are controlled by others. If there is a problem with the information contained in any of these links, please contact that links webmaster. Footage of 1927 Charles Lindbergh Seattle visit, landing at Sandpoint (Seattle Times Archive) Footage of Lindbergh's visit to Sand Point 310 MB MP4 download (viewing length - 9 minutes) Home movie circa 1955, with shots of NAS Sand Point 47 seconds in. (YouTube) Our September 26-28th 2014 Celebration Program (YouTube) Photos from the 2015 second quarter board meeting (SmugMug) NAS Sand Point Images on Bing (select "Play all results" for a slide show) Our September 26-28th 2014 Celebration Program (.pdf) Historical Sites at Sand Point Cmdr. Robert Lee Donley (Family site) LCDR. James S. Russell (.pdf) (by Roger Olsen) |
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