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Something a little different that the Grumman pics

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TOO COOL!

Flying Boats have always been my favorite.

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Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?

Very nice!

I have always had a soft spot for the Coast Guard (I think that they're underappreciated and I was very close to joining the Reserves a year ago -- my long time girlfriend and I couldn't "come to terms" about it), so I enjoy seeing their equipment.

Check out this page for some more great WWII vintage USCG planes:
http://www.zianet.com/tmorris/biloxi.html

I particularly like this Biloxi Air Station paint job:


Even gave me an idea:

carpandean, at this point in my life I'd say get rid of the GF join the Coast Guard, they send me me a nice check each month and the GF's from 30 years ago are all gone.......but that is a old guy looking backwards, keep her she'll be lots of fun

Not that I didn't consider it, but we've been together for 8 years and, if not for an on-going tour in grad school (6 years already), we would be married by now. Not the type of girlfriend you just throw away, even for as good of a reason as that.

(btw: I was looking at the SRDC program at the time)

keep her ......... did you see the CG aircraft in the Grumman post?

Can someone identify the B-17 pictured? "Yankee Lady" was one of those that did a stint with the Coasties before entering civilian hands. I wonder if that's her (or another survivor?)

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Phil K.
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#2 looks like it was taken at the CG station in San Diego. They still have their amphib ramp. They use it to launch boats now.

I was curious where the pics were taken the Mariner is in San Diego 1955

I have now. Thanks!

Can't tell which one that is (I think the number is that little black smudge on the tail), but you are looking for CG 77255:
http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBAIRCRAFT/Boeing_PB1.html
(some other great pics there)

More PB-1G (B-17) photos:
http://hsfeatures.com/features04/images ... tyjl_4.jpg
http://www.uscg.mil/history/gifs/Aircraft_PB1G.jpg
http://www.semperparatus.com/images/cg_ ... _c1949.JPG
http://www.semperparatus.com/images/cg_ ... rtress.jpg

Lot's of good info:
http://uscgaviationhistory.aoptero.org/history02.html
http://www.semperparatus.com/uscg_avi_i ... ntage.html

I particularly like this Biloxi Air Station paint job:


Coast Guard V-212 (cn 1260) was based at the air station in Houma, LA.
It was (mistakenly) given credit for sinking U-166.
This particular J4F-1 Is the original V-212 but has been significantly modified.
After being struck off charge the airplane ended up in Kodiak Alaska flying for Kodiak Airways as N2770A.
Painted in a rather garish paint scheme of Teal and a Pinkish red it was known as the "Easter Egg" Widgeon.
Crashed and rebuilt a couple times it was finally converted to Continental engines (supposedly by George Pappas).
It also has the later round top floats developed for the G-44A model Widgeon.
Reregistered as N212BC it was donated to the Museum by it's last private owner.
The airplane is in need of a complete overhaul since it's showing a lot of decay inside.
This is a photo of the "Easter Egg" scheme.
(Photo courtesy of Guy Denton)

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ww 2 coast guard aviation is so ignored as a topic, as is civil air patrol as well.

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