
Curtiss R5C-1 (1947)
Ten R5C-1’s were delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard on mid 1947 and based at Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Elizabeth City, North Carolina to
Ten R5C-1’s were delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard on mid 1947 and based at Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Elizabeth City, North Carolina to
Three SB2C aircraft were based at Coast Guard Air station San Diego. They were used for Air rescue operations. The speed provided rapid delivery of
The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull as the United States Navy’s standard floatplane scout.
The Coast Guard was transferred from the Navy back to the Treasury Department on 28 August 1919. Coast Guard Captain Stanley V. Parker who had
The NC-4 was one of four NC (Navy-Curtiss) flying-boats, built during World War I, originally to provide patrol cover for American shipping in the Atlantic
The Curtiss R-6 was flown by Coast Guard Aviators during WWI. The Armored Cruiser Huntington arrived in Pensacola on May 28, 1917 for a series
During WWI the Coast Guard was part of the Navy. Some Coast Guard Aviators flew the Curtiss HS-1 This was a Navy aircraft. It is
The Curtiss N-9 was used by the Navy for flight training during WWI. It was an adaption of the Army’s JN Jenny – CG aviators
When Lieutenants Stone and Hall first participated in flights to prove the value of the airplane to the Coast Guard –they did so at the Curtis Flying School at Hampton Roads Virginia. A Curtis MF Flying Boat was utilized It was not a Coast Guard aircraft.