The Coast Guard obtained fourteen JF-2’s. The first was acquired in October of 1934. They were designed specifically for the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard numbers were V-135 through V148 The JF-2’s played an instrumental role during the Coast Guard’s testing of air operations on board its cutters.
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.
The PJs were designed for Coast Guard by Fokker Aircraft Corp of America. They were called Flying Lifeboat and were large for the day. They had Coast Guard aircraft number but were also named for stars.
Only one aircraft was obtained. It was used for training. Its serial number was V110.
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
A French designed seaplane purchased by the Coast Guard. Aircraft numbers V107, V152, V153, V154, V154, V155, V-156. V107 was purchased in 1931, the rest purchased
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