Akutan in WW2 History | World War II Database

10 Jul 1942

Alaska

An American PBY Catalina crew spotted the wreck of a Japanese aircraft on Akutan Island, US Territory of Alaska. ww2dbase [A6M Zero | Akutan | CPC]

15 Jul 1942

Alaska

A salvage crew arrived at Akutan Island, US Territory of Alaska to recover a A6M2 Zero fighter that had crashed there during the Japanese attack in the prior month. ww2dbase [A6M Zero | Akutan | CPC]

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