★ Footage of Grumman G44 Widgeon and G21 Goose patrol transport and training aircraft of the US Coast Guard 1944#wwii #ww2 #wwiiincolor #w #USNavy #spitfire #ww2 #warbirds | Military History Unveiled | Facebook

This is our Grumman J4F-2 (G-44) Widgeon. In 1940, following the success of the G-21 Goose, Grumman added the similar but smaller Widgeon to its growing number of amphibious aircraft designs. Built for the civilian market and while loved by sportsmen it quickly found use as a patrol and anti-submarine aircraft after the US entry into WWII in 1941. One hundred thirty-one Widgeons saw service with the US Navy as the J4F-2. Widgeons operated by the US Coast Guard and the newly formed Civil Air Patr