Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum

05/23/2026

Join us in person at Maple Leaf Cemetery (or on our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/) at 10am on Monday, May 25th for our 8th Annual Service of Remembrance here in Oak Harbor. We're proud to have CO of NASWI, CAPT Gammache as keynote, with guest speaker, renowned author Stephen Coonts! Traditional VSO Wreath Laying at Sunnyside in Coupeville will follow at 1pm, and at 2pm the American Legion in Oak Harbor will host an all-community-welcome Open House

05/15/2026

Renowned author Stephen Coonts is coming! 🥳 TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY AND THERE'S A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TICKETS AVAILABLE SO GET YOURS TODAY! Get your Admission Ticket for $150 (which counts as a donation to the museum) and they are first come, first served; we'll have a cash wine bar; business casual is the dress code; and you can bring all the books you want him to sign! We'll see you there! 🫡😎 Get your tickets today on our website at www.pnwnam.org/events and be here to help us make history at the museum while we fundraise!! -6

05/14/2026

Thanks!! to Keller Williams Western Realty - KW Whidbey Team for bringing their grill, with burgers and dogs for our Community BBQ lunch happening NOW until 2pm!! Come eat some good food and tour the museum while you're here! We have the a capella quartet Under the Radar on-site too, to serenade you with fun tunes from the good Ole days! Join us!

05/14/2026

Under the Radar a capella quartet

05/14/2026

05/13/2026

Happy Armed Forces Day on Saturday - and International Museum Day on Sunday! To honor both, we're offering FREE ADMISSION all weekend! Plan to come see us!

05/12/2026

This Thursday! Come out for some chow and learn something while you're here! Special musical guests Under the Radar will be here to a capella quartet us with some fun music from the Greatest Generation! See you there!

Want a free lunch? Wanna support the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum?? Join us Thursday 11am-2pm for free BBQ at the Museum. We would love to have you. Step away from work for a quick burger or hotdog and come hang out for a bit! 🍔🌭✈️

05/09/2026

Happening NOW until 3pm! Come see us and meet the author, Brian Kimmel, while you learn about Sea Planes and WWII history!

05/06/2026

Join us this Saturday, May 9th, from 11a to 3pm, for a special afternoon of history, resilience, and discovery as we welcome Pacific Northwest local author Brian Kimmel to the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum!

Kimmel will present the acclaimed memoir, Blue Skies, Troubled Waters, the true story of his grandmother, Martha, an American twin girl caught in the crossfire of WWII in Minahasa, Indonesia. While much of WWII history focuses on the European theater or military campaigns, this unique presentation shines a light on the rarely told civilian experience in the Dutch East Indies under Japanese occupation.

For this event only, Kimmel will unveil a curated collection of recently released, unclassified government maps of WWII Indonesia. These never-before-published documents offer a fascinating, granular look at the landscape of the war in the Pacific, providing a new context for the personal stories of survival.

Kimmel will be standing by at our museum for Q&A and book signing, and will make several presentations of his findings from 11am - 3pm. Copies of Blue Skies, Troubled Waters will be available for purchase.

About the Author
Brian Kimmel is an author, musician, and the founder of Together Mapalus Press. As a second-generation Indonesian-American, he has dedicated his work to sharing "unsullied stories" that bridge cultures and generations. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.