Aircraft Photo of V126 | Douglas RD-4 Dolphin | USA - Coast Guard | AirHistory.net #558051
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:V126
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas Dolphin
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas Dolphin
Aircraft Version:Douglas RD-4 Dolphin
C/n (msn):1269
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
Aircraft Name:Mizar
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
 
Photo Date:1 October 1936 to 5 August 1941
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 558051
Photo Comment

Coast Guard serial 131 changed to V126 in 1936. USCG aircraft were named after stars, such as Mizar, in this period. This RD-4 was still in service on 5 August 1941 when it struck a jutting rock near the Farallon Islands, off San Francisco. Three crew all killed. Photo from: US Coast Guard

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