Coast Guard Air Station Salem
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| Coast Guard Air Station Salem | |
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 Coast Guard Air Station Salem Patch |
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| Active | 1935-1970 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Coast Guard |
| Type | Air Station |
| Role | To patrol the Northeast coast from Canada to New York City |
| Winter Island | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Engagements | World War II Cold War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | Sikorsky HOSS, HO3S, HO3S, HH-25A Army Mule |
| Patrol | Vought_UO4, Fokker PJ-1, Widgeons, Grumman Goose, Kingfisher, Corsair, PBM-5, PBY, Grumman HU-16, Piasecki HRP-1, UF-1G Albatross, |
| Trainer | Link Trainer |
Coast Guard Air Station Salem was a United States Coast Guard air station located in Salem, Massachusetts. It operated from New York City to the Canadian Border.
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[edit] Mission
The air station's missions included search and rescue, law enforcement, counting migratory waterfowl for the U.S. Biological Survey and assisting icebound islands by delivering provisions.[1]
[edit] Operations
Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Salem is located in Salem, Massachusetts.
[edit] History
[edit] Beginnings
With little room to expand at Gloucester, a new air station was established at Salem in 1935. Salem CGAS as it became to be known was built with a barracks, hanger, a tarmac, and a ramp.
[edit] World War II
In 1941 air crews from Salem began flying neutrality patrols along the coast, and the war years saw the air station roster increase to 37 aircraft, making it the second largest station on the east coast. Patrols were flown with deppth charges for anti-submarine patrols. On October 21, 1944 Air Station Salem was officially designated as the first US Air-Sea Rescue service on the eastern seaboard.
[edit] Post War Years
In 1950, Air Detachment Quonset Point, Rhode Island was established as a sub unit of Air Station Salem. During the 1950's, helicopters were introduced with a great deal of success as a rescue platform.
With the development of the HH-52A, an amphibious helicopter, the need for a flying boat was lessened. Therefore, air stations having only water landing capabilities, such as Salem, were phased out. It was eventually replaces by Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod in 1970. [2]
[edit] Geographic Location
Coast Guard Air Station Salem is located at .
