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Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. San Francisco Airport provided 20.53 acres at the mouth of its new man-made seaplane harbor for the Air Station site. In exchange, the federal government dredged and maintained the harbor and its channel to the bay. With a hangar, barracks, and a ramp, the new station was dedicated on February 15, 1941. Operations began with one Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina flying boat. During World War II, the command patrolled the coast and conducted numerous sea-air rescues (SAR). Have you ever seen the Coast Guard Station at SFO? Image: United States Coast Guard Station, San Francisco Airport, 1940. Gift of United States Coast Guard, Air Station San Francisco. 2014.114.020 This image was posted on November 15, 2019.