Douglas R5D-3/4 “Skymaster” (1950)
The Coast Guard acquired twenty Douglas R5D’s./C-54s. This was the military version of the Civilian DC-4 The Army Air Force’s/Air Force’s designation was C-54. The
Manufacturer: Douglas
R4D-5 “Skytrain” (1946)
The Coast Guard acquire eight Douglas R4D-5 transport from the Navy between October 5 1946 and Jan 31, 1947.. They were used for search and
Curtiss SOC-4 “Seagull” (1938)
The SOC was the last of the “Curtiss biplanes in operational service” with the U.S. Navy and was designed for use as a scout aircraft for battleships and cruisers–capable of catapult operation and landing at sea. The Coast Guard acquired the final three produced by Curtiss in 1938 and these were designated as SOC-4s. They were assigned the Coast Guard call numbers V171, V172, and V173.
Douglas RD “Dolphins” (1932)
The Coast Guard acquired 13 total of four different variants of the famous Douglas Dolphin. They began acquiring Dolphins soon after the prototype model, named Sinbad, was introduced in 1930. It had an all-metal hull with room for 8 passengers and two flight crewmen.
Douglas O-38C (1931)
One Douglas O-38C aircraft was ordered by the War Department for the Coast Guard in 1931. This single Douglas O-38C, tail number 32-394, was given
