| In the 1930’s the Coast Guard started to name their aircraft, as commissioned "seaplanes," in much the same way that ships were named. The usage became so common the many official Coast Guard communications, and nearly all the press releases and newspapers stories referred to the aircraft by name only. From 1933 to 1936 the aircraft were all named for stars. Their names appeared on each side of the nose of the aircraft and served as an accurate means of identification for the planes. | Aircraft Name | Type | 3-Digit Serial | V Serial | | ACAMAR | PJ-1 | 254 | V114 | | ACRUX | PJ-1 | 253 | V113 | | ADHARA | RD-2 | 129 | V111 | | ALDEBARAN | RD-4 | 135 | V130 | | ALIOTH | RD-4 | 132 | V127 | | ALTAIR | PJ-1 | 252 | V127 | | ANTARES | PJ-2 | 251 | V116 | | ARCTURUS | PJ-1 | 255 | V115 | | BELLATRIX | RD-4 | 138 | V133 | | CANOPUS | RD-4 | 139 | V134 | | CAPELLA | RD-4 | 137 | V132 | | DENEB | RD-4 | 134 | V129 | | MIZAR | RD-4 | 131 | V125 | | PROCYON | RD | 227 | V106 | | RIGEL | RD-4 | 136 | V131 | | SIRIUS | RD-1 | 128 | V109 | | SPICA | RD-4 | 130 | V125 | | VEGA | RD-4 | 133 | V128 |
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