Aeromarine 40 F
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Manufacturer
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Aeromarine Plane & Motor Company; Keyport, NJ
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Designation
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Model 40F
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Other Designations, if any:
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Aircraft Type
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Two-seat training flying boat
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Cost
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$8,100.00
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Wing Span
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48' 6"
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Height
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Length
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28' 11"
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Fuel Capacity
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Top Speed
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180 mph
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Cruising Speed
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Stall Speed
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Range
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Empty Weight
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Gross Weight
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2,592 pounds
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Crew
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2
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Service Ceiling
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Engine(s)
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1 x Curtiss OXX-6; 100 hp
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Photographs:
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.
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.