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VP-2 was a Patrol Squadron of the United States Navy.The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 130 (VB-130) on 1 March 1943, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 130 (VPB-130) on 1 October 1944, redesignated Patrol Squadron 130 (VP-130) on 15 May 1946, redesignated Medium Patrol Squadron (Landplane) 3 (VP-ML-2) on 15 November 1946, redesignated Patrol Squadron 2 (VP-2) on 1 September ...
Its Appendix 7 details the lineage of every VP, VPB, VP(H), and VP(AM) squadron from 1922 through the late 1990s. In 2016 the first "unmanned" Patrol Squadron (VUP) was established. VUP-19 operates the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle from an operations center located at NAS Jacksonville while its aircraft with aircraft maintenance personnel ...
On 1 Feb 1960 Airborne Early Warning Wing Pacific, VW-12, VW-14 and Airborne Barrier Service Squadron-2 (the wing's aircraft maintenance organization) [58] were merged into a single squadron designated AEW Barrier Squadron Pacific (AEWBARRONPAC) [57] which continued in existence until 30 April 1965.
This table shows the 68 VPB Patrol Bombing, 3 VP(HL) Heavy Patrol, and 2 VP(AM) Amphibian Patrol squadrons listed in Volume 2 of DANAS. An Index of Squadron Histories and Aircraft Data for all squadrons in Volume 2 is available HERE .
VP-22 was a long-lived Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed the Dragons from 1944 to 1950, and the Blue Geese from 1951 to 1994. It was established as Bombing Squadron VB-102 on 15 February 1943, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-102 on 1 October 1944, redesignated VP-102 on 15 May 1946, redesignated Heavy Patrol Squadron (Landplane) VP-HL-2 on 15 November 1946, redesignated VP ...
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron VQ-2, also known as "Batmen" and later "Sandeman," was an air reconnaissance squadron of the United States Navy, established on 1 September 1955 and based at NAS Whidbey Island, previously at NAVSTA Rota, Spain, flying both Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior and Lockheed EP-3E Aries aircraft until 1991 and then strictly EP-3E aircraft until 2012.
On 1 April, the squadron was split in half with six aircraft being sent to Ebeye Island, where PATSU 2-6 was located. On 22 June, the squadron was relieved by VP-102 for return to NAS Kaneohe Bay. During this deployment VP-13 shot down five Japanese Mitsubishi G4M Betty bombers; 14 July 1944: The last VP-13 Coronado touched down in San Diego Bay.
The U-2 spy planes have been joined by P-8A Poseidon aircraft and are flying the length of the border. ... U.S. Navy sailors, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, conduct flight operations along ...