UPY 2025

UPY  Underwater Photography Book of the Year - Recommended reading
'The Airplane Graveyard'
Brandi Mueller & Alan Axelrod

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.
Brandi Mueller has captured rare images of these forgotten war birds, many looking as if they could still take off and return to the war-torn skiest. Encrusted in coral, these haunting aircraft are now home to a colorful array of tropical Pacific marine life, including fish, turtles, and even shark.s Discover the stories of these historic aircraft, their heroic role in the Pacific Theater of WWII, and how and why they ended up here including the 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.
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