Douglas World Cruiser Taxiing Past USCGC Haida in the Aleutians (1924)

A Douglas World Cruiser seaplane taxiing in a bay near the stern of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Haida flying an American flag. — Douglas World Cruiser Taxiing Past USCGC Haida in the Aleutians (1924) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A rare historical view capturing a Douglas World Cruiser taxiing in an Aleutian harbor past the stern of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Haida (WPG-45). Flagship of the Bering Sea Patrol, the Haida provided crucial logistics, search-and-rescue, and fuel support to Army Air Service fliers during their perilous 1924 North Pacific crossing.