Aeromarine 40 F

Nov. 4, 2019
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Aeromarine 40 F

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Manufacturer

Aeromarine Plane & Motor Company; Keyport, NJ

Designation

Model 40F

Other Designations, if any:

 

Aircraft Type

Two-seat training flying boat

Cost

$8,100.00

Wing Span

48' 6"

Height

 

Length

28' 11"

Fuel Capacity

 

Top Speed

180 mph

Cruising Speed

 

Stall Speed

 

Range

 

Empty Weight

 

Gross Weight

2,592 pounds

Crew

2

Service Ceiling

 

Engine(s)

1 x Curtiss OXX-6; 100 hp

Photographs:

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Aeromarine 40 flying boat (Bureau # A-5066)

Flying over USS Hannibal (AG-1), in 1923.
This aircraft was assigned to assist Hannibal in survey work in Cuban waters. Its Aircraft Record card states that it was converted to a Model 41 Type in about 1922.

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation.  Collection of LeRoy R. Horstman.  U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph NH-99728.


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Aeromarine 40 flying boat (Bureau # A-5066)

On the water near USS Hannibal (AG-1), in 1923. One of the ship's steam launches can be seen between the plane's port wings, apparently preparing to take it in tow.
This aircraft was assigned to assist Hannibal in survey work in Cuban waters. Its Aircraft Record card states that it was converted to a Model 41 Type in about 1922.

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of LeRoy R. Horstman.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph NH-99727.


Historical Information:

The Coast Guard, after commissioning an air station at Morehead City, NC, acquired two of these types from the Navy.  This was in addition to four HS2L's also acquired at this time and they were all wartime surplus. 

After the Coast Guard closed the air station due to lack of funding, they were all deliberately "destroyed."


Sources:

Assistant Commandant.  United States Coast Guard.  Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790-December 31, 1933.  Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1934.  Reprint, Coast Guard Historian's Office, 1990, p. 665.

Gordon Swanborough & Peter M. Bowers.  United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911.  Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1990 (reprint), p. 465.