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 Jaws428 viewsCoast Guard helicopter flying past the sulper structure of a docked ship near Fisherman's Warlf.Mar 20, 2019 at 11:17 PM
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 Why?374 viewsHis chute is larger than the plane he jumped from?

Near Vancouver, BC CanadaMar 20, 2019 at 10:55 PM
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 Second Bucket From The Left401 viewsSan Francisco Helo seems about to land in the bucket.Mar 20, 2019 at 10:54 PM
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 CG 1275 Remembered403 viewsAfter all these years, still not finished. The aircraft resides at David-Montham Air Force Base,(boneyard) giving up parts.Mar 20, 2019 at 10:53 PM
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 No T Shirt365 viewsBeen there,done that, no "T" Shirt.

One of every "Airdale's" dreaded duties, if you flew out of Elizabeth City, NC was to fly Ice Patrol from Argentia, Newfoundland. About the equivelent of a thirty day sentence in a freezer.

We actually located and plotted Ice Bergs and forecast their course.Mar 20, 2019 at 10:47 PM
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 CG 1275422 viewsI flew on Coast Guard 1275, depicted here making a water landing.

It now resides, sadly, in the BONE YARD in Arizona .
Mar 16, 2019 at 03:38 AM
   
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