This HOS-1, acquired and restored by the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC), was designated Gander Express following the 1946 rescue of injured passengers from a crashed Sabena Airlines DC-4 airliner in Gander, Newfoundland, by a Coast Guard HNS-1 (R-4) and the HOS-1 (R-6). Is AHMEC's HOS-1 the original Gander Express? We cannot be sure the entire aircraft is. While the log book and paper trail indicate that it is, the aircraft was received in parts and two major pieces (the fuselage and tail boom) did not perfectly align, suggesting those parts are from two aircraft.

Photo dated 'circa 1961-1967' by the USCG but HH-52 deliveries did not start until 1963. Livery details without USCG station name seem to indicate an early photo. Photo from: US Coast Guard

This aircraft began its service in 1963 and made what was the last landing of the entire USCG HH-52A fleet on September 12, 1989. It served 24 Coast Guard air stations in the United States.

An unusual type at AMARC, HH-65A 6509 arrived for storage on 18th June 1987 and left to re-enter service on 22nd June 1988.

USAF serial 84-0479. The fine Herc was written off after it suffered substantial damage in an accident upon landing at Saint Paul Island (AK) on 28 June 2006. The Herc was carrying a 5,000 gallon fuel truck while on a supply run to the LORAN station. At runway 36, the aircraft fish tailed twice and the right hand wing tip hit the ground and was ripped off, just outboard of the no.4 engine. The no. 4 propeller separated and the aircraft went off the side of the runway. The aircraft also received extensive damage to the underside of the fuselage. It was written off.

First coast guard station to operate the HC-130J was CGAS Elizabeth City (NC). Deployed to Hato for counterdrugs operations in November 2012 was serial 2004 seen here ready for take off with the last light of the day.

Ex USAF 52-0125, Put into storage at MASDC ex Elizabeth City in June 1973. Sold Grumman Aerospace Corp, St Augustine, Fla. but not converted to civilian use and stored in the Western International scrapyard for many years. Last noted c2012 and probably scrapped.

Former USAF serial 58-5396 seen here while stored at AMARC. The US Coast Guard Herc arrived at the storage depot on 1 November 1983 and was allocated inventory number 45009. On 15 May 1984, it was transferred to the AMARC USAF Inventory and received inventory code CF037. The HC-130B was moved to National Aircraft, Tucson (AZ) on 20 May 1996 and was subsequently scrapped. In the back ground 1345 (c/n 282-3595) of Clearwater can be seen. It follewed the same route, from 26 August 1983 inventory code 45007, then on 15 May 1984 to USAF inventory code CF038, on 20 May 1996 scrapped.

Former US Navy Hawkeye BuNo 160415, and US Customs registration N17115 is seen here stored at AMARC as ex US Coast Guard serial 3508. The E-2C was delivered to the USCG in December 1989. Reportedly returned to the US Navy in mid-1991. But during its arrival at AMARC on 5 October 1992, it still carried clearly the USCG seal. Possibly only a administrative return to US Navy? The E-2C departed AMARC on 18 May 2018 for HVF West, Tucson (AZ) and was scrapped.

Photographed at the Coast Guard Air Station. The aircraft was retired to the MASDC, (as it was then styled), "Boneyard" at Tucson in July 1982 and sent to National Aircraft salvage yard in June 1996.

In August 1942, flying out of Louisiana this Widgeon attacked and damaged submarine U-171. It was registered to the US Department of Interior as N743 in 1948 and was sold to Kodiak Airways in Alaska becoming N2770A in 1956. In 1959 it crashed and sank but was retrieved. By now in private hands, in 1966 it was substantially damaged in a wheels-up landing at Seldovia, AK. Further ownership changes saw it registered N324BC in 1973 and N212ST in 1980. Acquired by the NAM in 1984

This Goose is painted as V190 which crashed into cliffs on Block Island, RI in April 1942. It is actually the next in series, V191 which was sold off after the war and registered as NC5538N in 1948. While with Catalina Seaplanes it was involved in three major accidents causing substantial damage. In July 1966 it landed in the wake of a tugboat causing the tail unit to distort, in January 1970 it nosed over on landing in the water wheels down and in December the same year it collided with another aircraft on the ground while taxiing at Long Beach. In 1974 registered N12CS and to museum c.1986