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Database of Coast Guard Aircraft by TMS
1915 - 1940

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Curtiss
F
(aka: C-2, AB-2)
Flying Boat 1915 1 Owned by Curtiss Flying School
Used to demo the usefullness of aircraft
CGH Yes  
Curtiss
BT
Flying Boat 1916 1        
Curtiss
H-10
  1916 1 Navy aircraft
Flown by CG aviators in WWI
     
Curtiss
R-6
  1917 7 Navy aircraft
Flown by CG aviators in WWI
CGAA    
Curtiss
HS-2L
Flying Boat 1920 - 1926 6 Borrowed from Navy
Evaluation CG aviation
Congress denied funding
CGH
   
Curtiss
MF
Flying Boat 1920 - 1926 7 Modernized F CGAA    
Aeromarine
Model 40F
Flying Boat 1920 - ???? 1   CGH    
Loening
OL-5
(aka: OA-5)
  1926 - 1935 3 First CG Aircraft (CG-1-3)
Designed for USCG
Prohibition was driver
CGH
   
Vought
UO-1/4
  1926 - 1935 2 Bought at the same time as the OL-5s (CG-4 and 5) CGH
   
Sikorsky
S-39
  1930 - 1935 2 Borrowed from Sikorsky for evaluation CGH
Yes  
Douglas
O-38C
  1931 - 1934 1 First land-based aircraft
CG-9 (V-108)
lost in a crash
CGAA Yes  
Schreck
FBA 17HT-4
  1931 - 1939 1 French aircraft evaluated by USCG - CG-8   Yes  
Douglas
RD-1/4
Dolphin 1932 - 1943 1/1/1/10 Backbone of SAR aviation with the Hall PH-2/3s
Could carry 6
passengers/survivors
3 aircraft were named:
Procyon, Adhara, Sirius
CGH
Yes  
Consolidated
N4Y-1
(Model 21A)
(aka: PT-11)
  1932 - 1941 1   CGH
   
General Aviation
PJ-1/2
  1932 - 1941 5/1 Fokker - General Aviation - North American
Flying Life Boat (FLB)
CGAA
Wiki
Yes  
Grumman
JF-2/J2F-5/6
Duck 1934 - 1947 14 True aviation classic
The Jeep of the air
It did everything and did it well
CG used them aboard cutters
CGH
Yes  
Hall
PH-2/3
  1934 - 1944 7/7 Backbone of SAR aviation with the Douglas RDs CGH
   
New Standard
NT-2
  1934 - 1939 2 Acquired from Customs
Both crashed
CGH
   
Stinson
R3Q
(Stinson Model SR 1 - SR 10
Reliant 1934 - 1939 1 Purchased to conduct R&D into radio communications CGH
Yes  
Vought
O2U-2
Corsair 1934 - 1940 6   CGH
Yes  
Northrop
RT-1
Delta
Golden Goose
1935 - 1940 1 Executive transport CGH
   
Lockheed
R30-1
(Lockheed Model 10)
Electra 1936 - 1945 1   CGH
Yes  
Viking Boat
OO-1
  1936 - 1939 5 Variants of French Schreck Flying Boats
Built by US company Viking
CGH
   
Fairchild
J2K-1/2
(Fairchild Model 24)
(aka:C-61)
  1937 - ???? 2/2 3 of the 4 were lost in crashes CGH
   
Waco
J2W-1
(Waco Model EQC-6)
  1937 - 1939 3 Versitile aircraft that flew with floats, wheels, and skis
All 3 lost in crashes
CGH
Yes  
Curtiss
SOC-4
Seagull 1938 - 1942 3 Used with floats on 327s
Removed from 327s in 1940
Shore based
CGH
Yes Yes
Grumman
JRF-2/3/5
(Grumman Model G-21)
Goose 1939 - 1954 24   CGH
Yes  
Lockheed
R50/-4/5
(Lockheed Model 18)
Lodestar 1940 - 1953 1/4 Official transport for Secretary of Treasury CGH
Yes  

WWII

Fixed Wing

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Douglas
RD-1/4
Dolphin 1932 - 1943 1/1/1/10 Backbone of SAR aviation with the Hall PH-2/3s
Could carry 6
passengers/survivors
3 aircraft were named:
Procyon, Adhara, Sirius
CGH
Yes  
Consolidated
N4Y-1
(Model 21A)
(aka: PT-11)
  1932 - 1941 1   CGH
   
General Aviation
PJ-1/2
Flying Lifeboat 1932 - 1941 5/1 Fokker - General Aviation - North American
CGAA
Wiki
Yes  
Grumman
JF-2/J2F-5/6
Duck 1934 - 1947 14 True aviation classic
The Jeep of the air
It did everything and did it well
CG used them aboard cutters
CGH
Yes  
Hall
PH-2/3
  1934 - 1944 7/7 Backbone of SAR aviation with the Douglas RDs CGH
   
Lockheed
R30-1
(Lockheed Model 10)
Electra 1936 - 1945 1   CGH
Yes  
Curtiss
SOC-4
Seagull 1938 - 1942 3 Used with floats on 327s
Removed from 327s in 1940
Shore based
CGH
Yes Yes
Grumman
JRF-2/3/5
(Grumman Model G-21)
Goose 1939 - 1954 34   CGH
Yes  
Lockheed
R50/-4/5
(Lockheed Model 18)
Lodestar 1940 - 1953 1/4 The single -4 was an executive transport
The -5 were logistics iarcraft
CGH
Yes  
Grumman
J4F-1/2
(Grumman Model G-44)
Widgeon 1941 - 1954 25   CGH
Yes Yes
Consolidated
PBY-5
(aka: OA-10)
Catalina 1941 - 1954 1   CGH Yes  
Naval Aircraft Factory
N3N-3
Yellow Peril 1940 - 1944 4   CGH
Yes  
Consolidated
PBY-5A
(aka: OA-10)
Catalina 1942 - 1954 120   CGH
Yes  
Vought
OS2U
Kingfisher 1942 - 1944 53   CGH
Yes Yes
Vultee
SNV-1
(aka: BT-13, BT-15)
Valiant 1942 - 1945 2 Vacuform - Sold as Vultee Valiant BT-13 CGH
Yes  
Beech
JRB-4/5
(Beech Model 18)
(aka: C-45, AT-7,
AT-11,F-2,
SNB)
Expeditor 1943 - 1956 7   CGH
Yes  
Curtiss
R5C-1
(aka: C-46)
Commando 1943 - 1950 10   CGH
Yes  
Curtiss
SO3C-1/3
Seamew 1943 - 1945 48 Shore based CGAA Yes Yes
Douglas
R4D-5
(aka: C-47, C-53, DC-3)
Skytrain
(Gooney Bird)
1943 - 1961 11   CGH Yes  
Martin
PBM-3/5
Mariner 1943 - 1956 27/36   CGH
Yes  
Stearman
N2S-3
(Stearman Model 75)
(aka: PT-13, PT-17, PT-18, PT-27)
Kaydet 1943 - 1947 11 Trainers   Yes  
Consolidated
PB2Y-3/5
Coronado 1944 - 1946 4   CGH
Yes  
Consolidated
PB4Y-1G
(aka: B-24, P4Y-2G)
Liberator 1944 - 1947 5   CGH Yes  
Howard
(GH-2/3
(Howard Model DGA-15)
Nightingale 1944 - 1945 2   CGH Yes  
North American
SNJ
(aka: T-6, BC-1, AT-16,
A-27, Harvard)
Texan 1944 - 1948 15   CGH Yes Yes

Rotary Wing

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Sikorsky
HNS
(Sikorsky Model S-47)
(aka: R-4)
Hoverfly 1943 - 1949
21 Floats
Wheels
CGH
Yes Yes
Yes
Sikorsky
HOS-1G
(Sikorsky Model S-49)
(aka: R-6)
  1945 - 1949 27   CGH
   

1947 - 2000

Fixed Wing

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Douglas
R4D-5
(aka: C-47, C-53, DC-3)
Skytrain
(Gooney Bird)
1943 - 1961 11   CGH Yes  
Martin
PBM-3/5
Mariner 1943 - 1956 27/36   CGH
Yes  
Consolidated
PB4Y-2G
Privateer 1945 - 1955 9   CGH
Yes  
Boeing
PB-1G
(aka: B-17)
Flying Fortress 1945 - 1959 17 Acquired from the AAF CGH
Yes Academy
Curtiss
SB2C
(aka: A-25 Shrike)
Helldiver 1945 - 1946 2 The large bombay was used to carry
a deployable liferaft
Used for short range missions
CGAA Yes  
Douglas
R5D-3/4
(aka: C-54, DC-4)
Skymaster 1945 - 1965 15 Logistics CGH
Yes  
North American
B-25J
Mitchell 1945 - 1945 1     Yes  
Stinson
OY-1/2
Sentinel 1948 - 1958 4/1   CGH
Yes  
Grumman
HU-16
(Grumman Model G-111)
(aka: SA-16, UF-1G)
Albatross
(Goat)
1951 - 1983 91   CGH
Yes Monogram 1951
Monogram 1952
Monogram 1954
Monogram 1986
Martin
VC-3A
(Martin Model 4-0-4)
(aka: RM-1Z)
  1952 - 1969 2 Executive transports CGH
Yes  
Martin
P5M-1G/2G
Marlin 1953 - 1960 7/4   CGH
   
Fairchild
C-123
Provider 1958 - 1972 8 Logistics CGH
Yes  
Lockheed
HC-130
(aka: GV-1G)
Herk 1959 - Active 48 Logistics/SAR Link
CGAA
Yes Yes
Grumman
VC-4A
(Grumman Model G-159)
Gulfstream I 1963 - 2001 1 Executive transport until 1983
Logistics aircraft after 1983
CGH
Yes  
Grumman
VC-11A
(Grumman Model 1159)
Gulfstream II 1969 - 1985 1 Executive transport CGH
   
Cessna
VC-35
(Cessna Model C-500)
Citation 1973 1   CGAA Yes  
Israeli Aircraft Industries
Commodore Westwind 1123
  1973   Borrowed for evaluation CGAA
   
Convair
HC-131A
(aka: R4Y, T-29)
Samaritan 1976 - 1982 17   CGH Yes  
Schweizer
RG-8
(Schweizer Model SA237)
  1980   Powered Glider
Evaluated in drug surveillance mission
Not operational
CGAA    
FalconJet
HU-25
Falcon
(Dessault-Breguet
20 Mystere)
Guardian 1982 - 2012 41   CGAA
Link
Yes  
Gulfstream Aviation
C-20
(Gulfstream Model C-20B)
Gulfstream III 1983 - 2002 1 Executive Transport CGH    
Grumman
E-2C
Hawkeye 1987 - 1991 2 Borrowed from the Navy
Used for drug interdiction in the Caribbean
1 crashed on landing
The other was returned to the Navy shortly afterward
CGAA Yes Fujimi
Schweizer
RU-38B
  1988 - 2005   Powered Glider
Operational in drug surveillance mission
CGAA    
Bell
XV-15
  1990 1 Evaluation of tiltrotor
Not accepted into service
Program cancelled
Wiki Yes  
Lockheed
EC-130V
Herk 1990 - 1993 2 Drug surveillance   Yes  

Rotary Wing

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Sikorsky
HNS
(Sikorsky Model S-47)
(aka: R-4)
Hoverfly 1943 - 1949
21 Floats
Wheels
CGH
Yes Yes
Yes
Sikorsky
HOS-1G
(Sikorsky Model S-49)
(aka: R-6)
  1945 - 1949 27   CGH
   
Sikorsky
HO2/3S-1G
(Sikorsky Model S-48)
(aka: R-5/H-5)
Dragonfly 1945 - 1955 2/9 Wheels CGH
  Yes
Bell
HTL-1/4/5/7
(Bell Model 47) (AKA: H-13)
Sioux 1947 - ???? 3   CGAA Yes  
Piasecki
HRP-1
Rescuer
Flying Banana
1948 - 1951     CGH
   
Kaman
K-225
Mixmaster 1950 - 1955 1 Lost in a crash CGH
   
Sikorsky
HH-19
(Sikorsky Model S-55)
(aka: HO4S-1G)
Chickasaw 1951 - 1965 14 CG used mostly with wheels
I have one documented pic with floats
CGH
Yes Yes
Yes
Yes
Sikorsky
HO5S-1G
(Sikorsky Model SS-52)
  1952 - 1954 8   CGH
   
Sikosky
HH-34
(Sikorsky Model SD-58)
(aka: HUS-1G)
Sea Horse 1959 - 1962 6 Wheels CGH
Yes  
Bell
HUL-1G
(Bell Model 47) (AKA: HH-13Q)
  1959 - ???? 2   CGAA    
Sikorsky
HH-52
(Sikorsky Model S-62)
Seaguard 1963 - 1989 97   CGAA Yes  
Sikorsky
HH-3
(Sikorsky Model S-61R)
Pelican 1968 40   CGAA Yes Yes

Post 2000

Fixed Wing

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Gulfstream Aviation
C-20
(Gulfstream Model C-20B)
Gulfstream III 1983 - 2002 1 Executive Transport CGH    
Schweizer
RU-38B
  1988 - 2005   Powered Glider
Operational in drug surveillance mission
CGAA    
Gulfstream Aviation
C-37A
Gulfstream V 2002 - Active 1 Executive transport CGH    
Bombardier Canadair
HC-143
(Bombardier Model 604)
Challenger 2005 - Active ? Medium Range Command and Control
Secretary Homeland Security
  Yes  
CASA
212-300
Aviocar 2006 1 Evaluated
Did not become operational
CGAA    
CASA
HC-144
(CASA Model 235)
Ocean Sentinal 2006 - Active     CGAA    

Fixed Wing

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Aerospatial
HH-65
(Aerospatial Model SA366G1)
Dolphin 1984 96   CGAA Yes Yes
Sikorsky
HH-60
(Sikorsky Model S-70)
Jayhawk 1990     CGAA Yes Yes
MD Helicopters
MH-90
(MD Helicopters Model MD900)
Enforcer 1998          
Agusta
MH-68
(Agusta A109E)
Stingray 2001       Yes  

Unmanned Air Vehicle

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model Built
               
Bell
UAV
HV-911
Eagle Eye 1998 - 2003   Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle
Evaluated
Disasterous results
Program Cancelled
Wiki Yes  
Northup Grumman
MQ-8B
Firescout 2011   Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle
Under evaluation
Wiki Yes  


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