Bruce Boolowon will never forget the day a U.S. Navy patrol plane, carrying 11 crew members from Kodiak, was shot down by two Russian MiG-15s.
GAMBELL, Alaska - It’s been nearly seven decades since a U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane was shot down by two Russian MiG-15s over the Bering Sea in the midst of the Cold War.
Had it not been for their actions that day, the men aboard the aircraft likely would have died or faced Russian capture. After Bowen researched the history of the events that took place that day, he nominated the 16 First Scouts for the Alaska Heroism Medal, the State of Alaska’s highest award for valor during peacetime.
Despite blizzard conditions upon arrival, the community of Gambell greeted the delegation at the end of the 4,500-foot runway, bringing with them their own convoy of 4-wheelers and pickup trucks to transport the visitors and equipment to the school. Around two dozen fold-out chairs sat — perfectly centered to the school’s mascot branded to the ground — the Qughsatkut; Siberian Yup’ik for King Polar Bear.
Saxe retold the story to remind the audience of why they had all gathered; the plane crash, the 11 injured Navymen, and the actions of the First Scouts.
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