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Lt. E.F. Stone & Lt. Com. R.A. Lavender (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• TVL1970 said:

  Coast Guard Aviator No.1, Elmer F. Stone, pilot on Curtiss NC flying boat NC-1 and Robert A. Lavender (USN), radio officer for the NC-3. Both took part in the expedition of the US Navy's NC-1, NC-3 and NC-4 to cross the Atlantic. See: www.historynet.com/aviation-history-three-us-flying-boats... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Fowler_Stone

• B-59 said:

  Robert Alfred Lavender (1889-1976) www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93479275 "Lieutenant Commander Robert Alfred Lavender, wireless expert of the expedition, was born at Rockwell City, Iowa, September 17, 1889, and appointed midshipman in the Naval Academy May 11, 1908. ln June, 1917, he conducted a series of tests and experi- ments with wireless telegraph sets on dirigibles, and later aided in development of aeroplane wireless telegraph and telephone sets." New-York tribune., May 17, 1919, Page 2, col. 6 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-05-17/ed-...

• Arden said:

  TVL1970 and B-59: Thank you for the details about these two aviators. We will add more information to the description when we update.

• Richard Norton said:

  Robert Alfred Lavender (1889-1976) www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42172559

bonnalie collection image Grumman

from SDASM Archives

• TVL1970 said:

  US Coast Guard Grumman UF-2G Albatross, USCG 7228 (ex- USAF Ser. No. 51-7228; c/n 310) is still extant. It is part of the aircraft collection at the New England Air Museum (NEAM) at Bradley Airport (BDL / KBDL), in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Here is a more recent photo of her (taken in August 2017) at the museum by Flickr user Howard Chaloner: www.flickr.com/photos/38998307@N05/36424721431/

Key West Coast Guard Station

from Florida Memory

• Mr Salty Dog said:

  Not seen this photo before, is the Cruise Terminal at the top of the picture.

• victor98_2001 said:

  excellent shot

• excellentzebu1050 said:

  Brilliant

• mambo1935 said:

  spectacular!