Letter: Help find a photo of old runway sign

Published 1:30 am Saturday, July 25, 2026

Editor,

I am searching for a good photo of the “Stop look and listen for aircraft” warning signs that once were on the north and south ends of the east-west runway at NAS Whidbey Island on what was then a state highway between Oak Harbor and Deception Pass. I believe it is now called Monkey Hill Road. I remember these signs when I was a boy in the 1940s. These signs disappeared after the runway was extended towards Dugualla Bay and the state highway was re-routed around the runway.

Hopefully, one of your readers has this photo in their family photo album and would be willing to share.

Bruce De Wald

Oro Valley, Arizona

Editor’s note: Anyone who can help should email editor@whidbeynewsgroup.com.