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 Jaws2462 viewsCoast Guard helicopter flying past the sulper structure of a docked ship near Fisherman's Warlf.Jan 29, 2012
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 Why?2449 viewsHis chute is larger than the plane he jumped from?

Near Vancouver, BC CanadaSep 10, 2011
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 No T Shirt2409 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.Aug 23, 2011
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 Second Bucket From The Left2502 viewsSan Francisco Helo seems about to land in the bucket.Aug 07, 2011
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 CG 1275 Remembered2492 viewsAfter all these years, still not finished. The aircraft resides at David-Montham Air Force Base,(boneyard) giving up parts.Jul 30, 2011
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 CG 12752412 viewsI flew on Coast Guard 1275, depicted here making a water landing.

It now resides, sadly, in the BONE YARD in Arizona .
Jul 27, 2011
   
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