This historical image features a Civil Air Patrol Sikorsky S-39 (civil registry NC54V) at Suffolk Airport during World War II. It was primarily used for search-and-rescue activities, and occasionally for coastal patrol and observation duties. CAP operated Coastal Patrol Base 17 out of the airport between July 1942 and August 1943.
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Photo credit: © CPC Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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