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The Airplane Graveyard

The Forgotten WWII Warbirds of Kwajalein Atoll

Published by Permuted Press
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Extraordinary images, never before published in book form, of the forgotten American WWII Airplanes at the bottom of the Kwajalein Atoll lagoon, from award-winning underwater photographer Brandi Mueller.

At the end of WWII, around 150 American airplanes, all veterans of the Pacific war, were dumped in the lagoon of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. A master diver and superb underwater photographer, Brandi Mueller has dived to depths of 120 feet to capture rare images of these forgotten war birds, many looking as if they could still take off and return to the war-torn skies at any moment.

Encrusted in coral, these haunting aircraft are now home to a colorful array of tropical Pacific marine life, including fish, turtles, and even the occasional shark.

Discover the stories of these historic aircraft, their heroic role in the Pacific Theater of WWII, and how and why they ended up here.

In The Airplane Graveyard, Brandi takes you below the ocean’s surface to discover the forgotten remains of Douglas SBD Dauntless, Vought F4U Corsair, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Curtiss C-46 Commando, Grumman F4F Wildcats, Grumman TBF Avengers, and an astounding eleven PBJ-1 Mitchell Medium Bombers. The haunting images are accompanied by a text that includes a historical account of the aircraft by military historian Alan Axelrod.

About The Authors

Brandi Mueller is an award-winning underwater photographer and writer who grew up in northern Wisconsin. She considers herself an obsessive traveler and loves to spend time underwater with a camera. Learning to dive in high school, she has been instructing scuba for almost twenty years and has been a USCG Merchant Mariner captain for over fifteen years. She has been lucky to live and work in places such as Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Hawaii, and more.

Brandi has published many articles and photos both online and in print. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Lonely Planet books, and many magazines, including Scuba Diving, Air & Space Quarterly, X-Ray Mag, and Asian Diver. Her work has been seen online on sites like Mashable, MSN, My Modern Met, UNILAD, and ABC News. Her underwater film work has appeared in Discovery Channel TV shows. Brandi is an Ikelite ambassador and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tampa and a master’s degree from the University of Hawaii.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Permuted Press (December 4, 2018)
  • Length: 176 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781682617717

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