Dan Lange

Dan Lange spent the years of 1945 and 1946 on Shemya as the crew chief of the P-38 fighter named "The Little Butch." His photos of himself, his and other aircraft of Shemya have been a fixture of the Shemya web site for several years. Dan recently sent copies of a number of other photos in his collection as well. We thank Dan profusely for this contribution. Click on the thumbnail images to retrieve the full-size image. Click on your browser's "Back" button to return to this page. e-Mail Dan Lange

	Where the Bering and the Pacific Oceans meet.
	Picture shows how flat Shemya was in 1946.
	The Island of Shemya during the winter of 1945.
	Taken with a Brownie box camera after trip back from Attu.
	A distant view of Shemya's high point, 1946.
	11th Fighter Squadron Area, February 1946.
	11th Fighter Squadron HQ, 1946.
	Myself and the dog I brought home, 1946.
	Myself and my roommates, 1946. Notice the kleenex in the bolt holes and windows to keep the snow and draft out.
	165 Gallon Auxiliary Gas Tank used to store air for stove. 1946.
	The Aleutian version of the famous "Jeep." Notice the enclosure?
	10 foot high snow drifts surround my hut. 1946.
	P-38 #121..."Little Butch."
	P-38 #121..."Little Butch."
	P-38 #121..."Little Butch" Instrument Panel.
	This is a view of what made the P-38 one of the highest performing aircraft during the WWII period. You are looking down one of the tail booms and into the famous Turbo Supercharger that gave this aircraft a real advantage in combat with enemy aircraft. 1946.
	A C-47 on Shemya.
	A Rescue SB-17 on Shemya. 1946. Notice the boat hanging beneath the aircraft's fuselage near the front.
	A Navy PBY on Shemya.
	Grave of Russian Sailors.

Dan Lange's Shemya Scrapbook