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Hope this makes sense........................

First off, a bit of both numbering and type history = twixt CG 1284 & 1322:

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1284 - P5M-1G
1285 - P5M-1G Taken from Martin USN assembly line and assigned
1286 - P5M-1G to USCG w/o BUNOs. Later to USN w/new BUNOs.
1287 - P5M-1G
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1288 - UF-1G
1289 - UF-1G Ordered by USCG but traded to the USN in swap for P5M-1G
1290 - UF-1G airframes mentioned above plus 5 future -2G models. Navy
1291 - UF-1G required additional UF-1s for local NAS rescue duties.
1292 - UF-1G
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1293 thru 1310 - HO4S-3G (HH-19G)
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1311 - UF-1G Purpose built for USCG
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1312 - P5M-2G Purpose built for USCG
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1313 - UF-1G
1314 - UF-1G Ordered by USN w/BUNOs but transfered to USCG to
1315 - UF-1G replace those lost/traded to the Navy. Re. 1288 - 1292
1316 - UF-1G above.
1317 - UF-1G
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1318 - P5M-2G
1319 - P5M-2G Purpose built for USCG. To USN w/new BUNOs.
1320 - P5M-2G
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1321 - P5M-2G CNX - not built
1322 - P5M-2G CNX - not built
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For reference, CG 1288 thru 1292 were assigned BUNOs 142358 thru 142362 on their transfer to Navy custody. Still do not have all of the dates firm but I can attest that the types, CGNR & BUNOs are absolutely correct.

Hope this helps.

Looks like it has been well cared for, but I gotta say that to me an Albatross looks funny without the nose radome. At least one if not more have had the nose radome replaced with a clear bubble window of the same shape, but while the view must be really cool, it still looks funny to me.