U.S COAST GUARD AIR PATROL DETACHMENT
DEL RIO, TEXAS
1936
DATE OF ARRIVAL: AUGUST, 1936 LOCATION: AMERICAN AIRLINES FACILITIES DEL RIO COMMERCIAL FIELD DEL RIO INTL (DRT) COMMANDER: LT. CMDR. NORMAN M. NELSON PERSONNEL: NINE (9) LT JG ROBERT E. McCAFFEERY (ACMM) VIRGIL A. SMITH (AMM 1/C) ROBERT W. FENDLEY (AMM 1/C) JAMES L. RIGGS CHIEF HENRY B. FERGUSON AIRCRAFT: TWO (USCG V-157, USCG V-158) WACO J2W-1 5 PLACE CABIN-TYPE BIPLANE ENGINE: 225 H.P. JACOBS L-4R-755 SPEED: 140 MPH CRUISE 159 MPH MAX |
Sources:
Photos of U.S. Coast Guard aircraft V157 and V158 provided by and used with written permission of Mr. Andy Heins, President of National Waco Club.
LHF Archives
Photos of U.S. Coast Guard aircraft V157 and V158 provided by and used with written permission of Mr. Andy Heins, President of National Waco Club.
LHF Archives
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