Air Patrol at Quonset Guides Coastal Distress Flights
Coast Guard evening patrol from Quonset flies 400 miles along New England coast every weekend to spot distressed yachtsmen and fishermen. Lt Civils leads a 10 member detachment with pilots Lt Commander Hildebrandt Perry and Lander, co pilot Swickley, and six ground crew. The unit escorts disabled aircraft and covers harbors and byways to prevent long searches in darkness.
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T.ot
Twinngrd
Quonset
Avistee
Montauk
Long Island
Provincetown
Coast Guard
New England
Boatseen
Grumman
Philip Hildebrandt
Civils
Loren Perry
Leroy Lander
Carl Swickley
Salem
Mass
Atlantic
Coast Guard Albatross Flight Covers Narragansett Bay Patrols
A Coast Guard Albatross patrol along the Narragansett Bay coastline details rescue readiness and search procedures. It describes near real time coordination with rescue craft, beacon drops, and potential landings amid shoals, fog banks, and storm-damaged shorelines. The narrative mentions vessels off Cape Cod, Nantucket shoals, and lifelike weather dangers faced during the coastal patrol.
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Long Island Sound
Block Island
No Man's Land
Menemsha
Cuttyhunk
Elizabeth Island
East Chop
Edgertown
Tuckersak Island
Stonehorse
Pendleton
Cape Cod
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