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Travel Bug Dog Tag USCG HU16E

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Released:
Monday, April 4, 2005
Origin:
Texas, United States
Recently Spotted:
In JEZISI KRISTE!!!

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HU16E

My buddy Hikeaday served 30 years in the USCG and flew many of hours and miles in the HU16E amphibious aircraft.  He flew in them from and maintained them at numerous Coast Air Stations including; CGAS Port Angeles, Washington,  CGAS Annette Island, Alaska,  CGAS San Franscisco, Calif., CGAS Cape Cod, Mass.,  CGAS Barbers Point, Hawaii, and  CGAS Brooklyn, NY.

The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large twin engine amphibious flying boat that was utilized by the U.S. Coast Guard, primarily as a search and rescue aircraft.  It carried a crew of four normally.  Flew at about 125 miles an hour with a range of around 2,850 miles.  Doing the math, that's about 23 hours flight time.

Between 1941 and 1961 466 Grumman HU-16 Albatross aircraft were produced.  Their first appearance in the Coast Guard was in the early 1950's and the last flight of a Coast Guard HU-16E was at Cape Cod in March of 1983.  For much more detailed information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_HU-16_Albatross 



 
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Discovered It 12/28/2023 tnt.cz discovered it Ústecký kraj, Czechia   Visit Log

JEZISI KRISTE!!!

Dropped Off 10/1/2022 stepi-jan placed it in JEZISI KRISTE!!! Ústecký kraj, Czechia - 51.59 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/10/2022 stepi-jan took it to Rodinny pivovar Perstejn Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .23 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/10/2022 stepi-jan took it to Kostel sv. Vendelina Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .39 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/10/2022 stepi-jan took it to Keltsky menhir Ústecký kraj, Czechia - 1.22 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/10/2022 stepi-jan took it to Schoenburg Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .52 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/10/2022 stepi-jan took it to Quercus robur Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .21 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/10/2022 stepi-jan took it to Na vyhlidce Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .55 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/10/2022 stepi-jan took it to Dva krize Ústecký kraj, Czechia - 219.49 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/3/2022 stepi-jan took it to MoCache: Uckleysee (A10) Brandenburg, Germany - 83.82 miles  Visit Log
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