Coast Guard Air Station Salem
| 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-52A 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 |
Coordinates: 42°31′42″N 70°52′09″W / 42.52833°N 70.86917°W
Coast Guard Air Station Salem was a United States Coast Guard air station located in Salem, Massachusetts. Its area of coverage extended from New York City to the Canada–United States border.
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.
Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Salem was located on Winter Island in Salem, Massachusetts at 42°31′35″N 70°52′07″W / 42.52639°N 70.86861°W.
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, hangar, a tarmac, and a ramp.
In 1950, Air Detachment Quonset Point, Rhode Island was established as a sub unit of Air Station Salem. During the 1950s, helicopters were introduced with a great deal of success as a rescue platform.
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