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Left: A six-seat Model A36 Beechcraft Bonanza
and a two-seat Model 414C 1946 Ercoupe
are part of the flying fleet of the Ocean Air
Support Squadron. The airplanes have just
flown over Island Beach State Park; to the
right, looking south, are Barneget Bay, the
Sedge Islands, and Barnegat Inlet.
Above: From left to right: John Hermack
(pilot), Mike Maino (public affairs officer),
Carl Larsen (operations officer), Dave Cowan,
Renee Savage, Gene Bunt (pilot), Kurt Stofko,
and Tom Basenfelder. Not shown: Debbie
Hamilton (who schedules the pilots and crews
for each week's patrols). As of December 2019,
the Ocean Air Support Squadron had thirty-
five members including thirteen pilots with
ten aircraft.
courtesy
of
OASS
Gordon
Hesse
