The Hall PH was an American flying boat of the 1930s. It was a twin-engined biplane, developed from the Naval Aircraft Factory PN and could hence trace its lineage back to the Felixstowe flying boats of World War I. The PH was purchased in small numbers by the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard. It remained in service with the ...

While the last of the Navy’s PH-1 flying boats had been retired from squadron service with VP-8 in May 1937, the PH-2 and PH-3 aircraft served the Coast Guard until 1944. The Hall flying boats were the last biplane patrol aircraft in U.S. service and were among the last biplanes to fly with U.S. military markings.

In 1939 the Coast Guard ordered seven more Hall flying boats and these received the designation PH-3. During World War II these aircraft conducted anti-submarine and search and rescue patrols along the coast and saw considerable action during the German's "Operation Drumbeat" U-boat attacks in the spring and summer of 1942, particularly off the ...

Hall PH-2 & PH-3 “Hall Boat “ (1938) The Coast Guard contracted for seven modified Hall PH-1 flying boats. This type of amphibian aircraft was originally developed for the Navy as a patrol aircraft.

Seven additional Hall flying boats, designated PH-3 were ordered in 1939. They differed from the PH-2 in that they were fitted with long-chord NACA engine cowlings and had a more refined cockpit enclosure.

In 1936 the Coast Guard was looking for a replacement for the General Aviation PJ Flying Lifeboats. They approached the Hall Corporation and contracted for seven modified Hall flying boats, designated PH-2, which were delivered in 1938. The Hall PH-2 aircraft were biplanes with fabric covered aluminum alloy structured wings and tail surfaces.

The Hall PH was an American flying boat of the 1930s. It was a twin-engined biplane, developed from the Naval Aircraft Factory PN and could hence trace its lineage back to the Felixstowe flying boats of World War I. The PH was purchased in small numbers by the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard. It remained in service with the ...

Max Speed: 159 mph: 256 km/h: 138 kt: Ceiling: 21,350 ft: 6,507 m . Recent photos uploaded by our visitors

Aircraft photo of V177 - Hall PH-3 - USA - Coast Guard, taken by AirHistory.net Photo Archive at New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed) in New York, United States between 21 February 1940 and 23 February 1940. The PH-3 model of the Hall flying boat had a …

The PH-3 model of the Hall flying boat had a revised, modern-looking cockpit. Below is the terminal of Floyd Bennett Field, which was unsuccessful as an airport for New York. Note the civilian seaplane jetty. Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn was on the far, eastern side of the field. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution