1956 GRUMMAN ALBATROSS advertisement, US Air Force Rescue flying boat USAF SA-16 For Sale

This advertisement page is by the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation.

The ad has a painting of 2 USAF SA-16 Albatross airplanes. These amphibian planes were used by the U.S. Air Force in the Air Rescue Service. There is a map of the world (Northern Hemisphere) showing locations of the bases.

Ad text starts “That others may live” and goes on with some statistics about flights and rescues.

This ad is full page, about 7” x 10”, carefully removed from an actual 1956 magazine.

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