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    Umnak Island Aleutian Islands | Alaska United States
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Umnak Island is the largest and easternmost island in the Fox Island Group (Fox Islands) in the Aleutian Island Chain (Aleutian Islands) in Alaska in the United States. The island measures 65 miles by 22 miles. To the east borders Umnak Pass and Unalaska Island.

Umank Airfield (Fort Glenn Army Airfield, Otter Point)
Built during 1942 as a U.S. Army base and U.S. Navy facility.

P-61B Black Widow Serial Number 42-39641
Pilot Knapp crashed December 21, 1947

B-17 Flying Fortress
Crashed July 18, 1942 at Umnak after a weather reconnaissance over Kiska.

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Last Updated
May 6, 2023

 

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