N40R
S/N B-19
Manufactured in 1944 JRF-5G
U.S. Navy Bu34090 model G-38 transferred from Navy to U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard s/n V227 1945 -1953 wfu 8/17/53
registered N2578B 9/20/56
re-registered N40R
Windjammer Flying Service - Miami, FL 1963-1964
Antilles Air Boats - U.S.V.I. 1964-1981
AAB ceased operations 1981 struck off USCR 2/2/81
Recent discussions with former AAB staff (4) has questioned this incident. It was posted to 2/28/70 accident but it is clearly a separate incident that happened in 1969. No official reports exists.
Not that we wanted to add another to the list.
It was only 51 years ago but memory... a little rusty.
photo credit Frank Strnad / Dawson Collection
photo credit Charlie Freehling
