US Coast Guard Air Station Houston honors Cmdr. Elmer Stone, first Coast Guard aviator [Image 4 of 5]

HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

01.22.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nease 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft visits Air Station Houston in celebration of Coast Guard aviation reaching its 100th year, Jan. 22, 2016. The celebration took place on the birthday of Cmdr. Elmer Stone, the Coast Guard's first aviator who was the sole pilot and navigator on his first successful trans-Atlantic flight in 1919. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer A. Nease)

• Date Taken: 01.22.2016
• Date Posted: 01.22.2016 16:06
• Photo ID: 2366647
• VIRIN: 160122-G-QG329-045
• Resolution: 3000x2002
• Size: 765.55 KB
• Location: HOUSTON, TEXAS, US