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“CG 1”—the Coast Guard’s first aircraft
John Moseley
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September 24, 2025
In 1926, the Coast Guard’s Loening OL-5 launched aviation for Prohibition interdiction, with Gloucester and Cape May air stations aiding cutters to counter rum-running.
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