
photo credit Elliot Epstein

U.S.C.G. Air Station Brooklyn

photo by Harold G. Martin
S/N B-111
Manufactured in January 1945 JRF-5
US Navy
BuAer 84816 US Navy (unofficial transfer to U.S.C.G)
U.S. Coast Guard - Air Station Brooklyn 1/45; Salem 2/45-7/46; formerly transferred to U.S.C.G. 7/31/46. U.S.C.G. Air Station St. Petersburg to storage at Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, Elizabeth City, N.C. 9/4/54 (total hrs. 2,927)
CF-UDD Lund Aviation Ltd. - Montreal, Quebec 1957-1963
Bill of Sale from J.C. Udd to below for $35,500 (total hrs. 4,212)
OB-AEX-702- Corporacion Archiepiscipal Catholico Romano de San Bonificacio-Vicariato Apostolico de San Jose del Amazonas 8/16/63
operated by Canadian mission in Amazon Basin
re reg. OB-V-702 1964
exported to Canada, struck-off Peru register 10/22/66
reg. CF-VIA
Bill of Sale to Antilles Air Boats $45,000 in 1967 (total hrs. 5,872)
reg. N7777V transferred from Canada to St. Croix
Antilles Air Boats - U.S.V.I. 1967-1978



The accident that ended the life of Charles F. Blair


photo credit Frank Strnad / Dawson Collection

photo credit Frank Strnad


photo by Charlie Freehling
photo credit Frank Strnad

photo by Charlie Freehling

photo by Charlie Freehling

photo by Charlie Freehling

photo credit Frank Strnad
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photo by Steve Bell
