A Project of the Coast Guard Aviation Association

Manufacturer: Curtiss

Curtiss NC-4 (1919)

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

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Curtiss N-9 seaplane

Curtiss R-6 (1917)

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

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Curtiss Model F Flying Boat (1915)

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.

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