Coast Guard Aviation Station Ten Pound Island was a

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air station located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was established in 1925, initially to use

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s to spot rumrunners during

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. In its first four years of operation, aircraft and personnel from the air station rendered assistance to stranded mariners and other persons on 212 occasions. Aircraft operated from the facility included the Vought UO-1 and UO-4, OL-5, and Grumman JF-2. As larger aircraft such as the General Aviation PJ-1 were developed, the facility became obsolete. It was replaced by

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in 1935. As of 2008 there were no remains of the air station on the island, though the Ten Pound Island Light remains active.

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is currently on the former air station site.

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Buildings and structures in Gloucester, Massachusetts United States Coast Guard Air Stations Closed facilities of the United States Coast Guard Defunct airports in Massachusetts Airports in Essex County, Massachusetts 1925 establishments in Massachusetts 1935 disestablishments in Massachusetts {{USCG-stub

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