Location
Seattle Naval Air Station (NAS Seattle) iwas located in Seattle.
Construction
Built prewar. During July 1939, U.S. President F. D. Roosevelt and U.S. Congress authorized $4 million for improvments to the base. By June 1941, four month aviation service schools were turning out radiomen, aviation metalsmiths, and aviation machinists.
Wartime History
At the start of the Pacific war, NAS Seattle relinquished its patrol squadrons for combat duty in Alaska. Twelve planes arrived in Kodiak Naval Air Station just prior to the Japanese attack on that location.
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April 19, 2021
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