1940's Newsclip of the Coast Guard Resuming Ice Patrol Work

[CoastieJohn]

Just got this. It's a 1940's news story of the USCG resuming IIP work. It would have been right after the war. Nice inflight shot of a classic aircraft. The ad at the beginning is a short one.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 3154353001

[TAdan]

Wow, those Berg's are huge! I agree it was very cool seeing a wartime configured Liberator (Privateer?) doing peace time patrol's.

[CoastieJohn]

Ya...those are big icebergs.

I'm not sure if that is a CG plane. I check our CG Aviation Association Website and some of our's had the tall single vert fin. The one in this news clip has the doubles. I have an email in to our CG aircraft expert to clarify this.

[CoastieJohn]

Ok...my CG aircraft guy got back with me. Here's the deal on that aircraft in the news clip.

YEP.....!

You had a total of four PB4Y-1s. The 4 were received form the USN starting on 6/16/45 with the
receipt of a glass-nosed USAAF B-24D, 42-40440 with a BUNO of 32041. It was returned to
the Navy 6 weeks later on 7/31/45.

The second machine, a B-24M, 44-41888, received on 7/1/45, as BUNO 90137. It remained
in USCG service through 1/22/47 when it was turned over to the WAA. It spent its entire career
assigned to VP-6(CG) at Argentina.

The third machine was a B-24J, 44-41170, received on 7/15/45, as BUNO 38881. This machine
remained with the USCG, assigned to VP-6(CG) until it was turned over to the WAA on 1/22/47.

The 4th and final airframe was a B-24J, 41-41288, received on 8/23/45, as BUNO 38901. It
remained with the USCG until it was returned to the USN on 10/30/45.

From what I could piece together, 32041 & 38901 were utilized for "type" training while 38881 and
90137 served actively with the remnants of VP-6(CG) until they were replaced by the PB-1G aircraft
for the ice patrol mission along with the termination of VP-6(CG) and the transition to CGAS
Argentia.