Piasecki HRP-1 “Flying Banana” (1948)
Piasecki HRP-1 “Flying Banana” The Coast Guard acquired three HRP-1 twin-rotor helicopters from the Navy beginning in November 1948. All three helicopters were stationed at
Time Period: 1940s
Stinson OY-1/2 “Sentinel” (1948)
Stinson OY-1/2 “Sentinel” In 1948 the Coast Guard was called upon to provide aviation support for agents of the Treasury’s Alcohol Tax Unit. In order
Bell HTL 1/4/5/7 (1947)
Bell HTL 1/4/5/7 A total of eight Bell HTL series helicopters were used by the U.S. Coast Guard for a wide variety of duties. Beginning
Curtiss R5C-1 (1947)
Curtiss R5C-1 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
Sikorsky HO3S-1G (1946)
Sikorsky HO3S-1G Four Sikorsky S-51 helicopters, which had been sold to small commercial operators after WWII, were returned to Sikorsky. Sikorsky had originally designed the
R4D-5 “Skytrain” (1946)
R4D-5 “Skytrain” The Coast Guard acquire eight Douglas R4D-5 transport from the Navy between October 5 1946 and Jan 31, 1947.. They were used for
Boeing (Stearman) N2S-3 “Kaydet” (1946)
Boeing (Stearman) N2S-3 “Kaydet” The Boeing (Stearman) Model 75 was a biplane used as a military trainer aircraft, of which 9.700 plus were built during
Sikorsky HO2S-1 (1946)
Sikorsky HO2S-1 The Coast used two HO2S-1s to test and develop helicopter dipping Sonar for ASW operations. In January of 1946 LT. Stewart Graham reported
Boeing PB-1G (1946)
Boeing PB-1G During the last year of World War II and shortly thereafter, the US Navy acquired 48 former USAAF B-17s for ASW patrol work.
Sikorsky HOS-1 (R-6) (1945)
Sikorsky HOS-1 (R-6) Sikorsky designed the HOS-1(R-6) as a follow on to his fabric covered HNS-1 (R-4). While retaining the R-4’s rotor and transmission system,
