UF-2G Plane Readied for Bombing Mission Target "Iceberg". At the Coast Guard Air Detachment, Argentia, Newfoundland, a crew gingerly affixes two 1,000 lb. general purpose conventional type bombs to the underwings of a UF-20 plane assigned to conduct aerial iceberg destruction tests. The target is an iceberg 150 ft. high above water, 300 foot wide, weighting about 1,000,000 tons. It is located 160 miles northeast of Argentia, Newfoundland, or 60 miles northeast of Cape Bonavista in international waters. The crew assisting here includes (l to r): William E. Davis, A03, USN, Akron O.; James
UF-2G Plane Readied for Bombing Mission Target "Iceberg". At the Coast Guard Air Detachment, Argentia, Newfoundland, a crew gingerly affixes two 1,000 lb. general purpose conventional type bombs to the underwings of a UF-20 plane assigned to conduct aerial iceberg destruction tests. The target is an iceberg 150 ft. high above water, 300 foot wide, weighting about 1,000,000 tons. It is located 160 miles northeast of Argentia, Newfoundland, or 60 miles northeast of Cape Bonavista in international waters. The crew assisting here includes (l to r): William E. Davis, A03, USN, Akron O.; James E. Cornell, A03, USCG, Coventry, ; Kenneth E. Berard, A03, USN, Davaport, Iowa; David T. Frank, MN, Denver, Colorado. The plane is to be piloted by Lieutenant Charles E. Mueller, USCG, of Hamilton, Mass. His co-Pilot is Ensign Joseph M. Tanguay, USCG, of Beverly, Mass.; The bombardier is Lieutenant Thomas P. Budinger, USCGR, of Springfield, Ill., who was bombardier of the 1959 destruction tests.
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Keywords: 17-a2-187, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
