- Date
- 1958-08-13
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militarytransportationcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On August 13, 1958, Coast Guard helicopters from Washington, D.C., and Cleveland landed at Beaver Head and Iron Ore Bay for a Coast Guard inspection. The notice names Captain Sprow and Lieutenant Putzke.
Evidence limits
The report does not provide flight logs, aircraft identifiers, inspection purpose or findings, or Coast Guard unit records.
Sources
- Reports helicopters from Washington, D.C., and Cleveland landing at the Coast Guard property at Beaver Head and at Iron Ore Bay for Coast Guard inspection on August 13, naming Captain Sprow and Lieutenant Putzke. It does not provide flight logs, inspection purpose or findings, aircraft identifiers, or unit records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the helicopter inspection notice; it does not expand the Coast Guard or aviation record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard helicopters inspect Beaver Island facilities, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-helicopter-inspections-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “HELICOPTERS.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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