U. S. Coast Guard Air Station Salem, Massachusetts: 1935-1970: A Pictorial and Chronological History

by Bonnie Hurd Smith and Nelson Dionne

On February 15, 1935, Coast Guard Air Station Salem opened on Winter Island to respond to emergency calls off the Atlantic Coast from as far south as Connecticut and as far north as Halifax. Two years later, the Salem Evening News reported that the air station in 1937 had "established one of the most progressive records for flying and participating in mercy errands of any Coast Guard air station in the country." A few years later, during World War...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514829681
• ISBN13: 9781514829684
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"