| Seq No. |
Timeline |
File Name |
Content Type |
Description |
Remarks |
| 307 |
Jan-18-1953 |
Swatow_China_Jan53_P2Vditching.pdf |
Event |
P2V ditches off Swatow, China - PBM Crash and Rescue |
On January 18, 1953 a Navy P2v ditched off the coast of China near Swatow and Big John Vukic in a PBM landed in the open sea to rescue them, but engine failure on takeoff caused the PBM to crash. Five Coast Guardsmen and most of the P2V crew were lost. This narative was written by CDR Mitchell A. Perry, the Aircraft Commander of the support PBM which dropped all the flares for the destroyer to search in the night. |
| 306 |
Jul-01-1969 |
US Coast Guard & Goats In Greece.pdf |
Event |
Training Greeks to fly HU-16 Aircraft |
A CG team of 6 pilots and enlisted maintenance/aircrewmen trained 19 Greek AF pilots and Greek Navy aircrews to fly SHU-16B aircraft. It was an adventure! |
| 14 |
Jan-01-1979 |
MCPO_John_Greathouse.jpg |
Event |
The last NAP |
MCPO John Greathouse the last Naval Aviation Pilot (Enlisted) retires. |
| 4 |
Sep-26-1985 |
h52_hurricane_gloria_1985.jpg |
Event |
Flooding from Hurricane Gloria at Cape May, N.J. |
Shot from HH-52A |
| 268 |
Apr-01-1995 |
flt_line_cg_airdet.jpg |
Event |
Coast Guard Air Detachment for Desert Storm |
The HU-25A on the flight line at Manama, Bahrain International Airport in April 1995 for Operatio Desert Storm. The CG sent a detachment of 4 Oficer Aviators along with 16 aviation ratings and 1 administrative rating to Desert Storm. |
| 269 |
Apr-01-1995 |
crew_cg_airdet.jpg |
Event |
Coast Guard Air Detachment for Desert Storm 1995 |
The crew for CG AirDet, Desert Storm:
Top row (LtoR): AM3 Charles E. Sexton, AE2 Richard A. Couture, AD1 Donald R. Peterson, AD3 Bion J. Holbrook, AE2 Joel R. Allan
Second row: AM3 Roger D. Boone, AE1 Donald H. Taylor, AT3 Robert T. Hodges, AD3 James D. Mosiman, AT3 Sam J. Dube
Third row: LT Timothy J. Cunningham, LCDR Joseph M. Touzin, LCDR Robert C. Boetig, LCDR James A. Peoples, AMC Joseph B. Ferguson, ATCS Barry A. Philippy.
Bottom row: AM1 Edward D. Bums, AD1 Gary Connolly, AT1 Kenneth E. Wert, AT2 Robert L. Johnson, YN3 Donald R. Chenevert |
| 270 |
Apr-01-1995 |
desert_reup.jpg |
Event |
Coast Guard Air Detachment Desert Storm Patrol Commander, LCDR Robert C. Boetig re-enlists AT3 Robert T. Hodges. |
During the detachment at Manama, Bahrain International Airport life goes on as LCDR Robert C. Boetig re-enlists AT3 Robert T. Hodges. |
| 271 |
Apr-01-1995 |
saddams_flames.jpg |
Event |
Oil wells in flames in Kuwait - Operation Desert Storm |
From the pilot's side window of the HU-25A are the oil wells of Kuwait that Saddam Hussein directed to be destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Picture was taken by crew of the CG AirDet while on Patrol. |
USCG Aviation History Flight Log