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1947 to 2000

Fixed Wing

A/C Designation Name Year Num Comments Pix Model 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 …

Rotary Wing

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