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Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 2
The History of VP, VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons

Table of Contents

(the following files are in .pdf, see note at bottom of this page)

• Title page, About the Author, Contents, Foreword, Preface and Acknowledgements (106 kb file)
• Chapter 1 Origins of Navy Patrol Aviation, 1911 to 1920s (111 kb file)
• Chapter 2 Guidelines for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Insignia (68 kb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (1st VP-1 to 2nd VP-4) (823 kb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-5 to 2nd VP-8) (1.34 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-9 to 3rd VP-17) (1.36 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (3rd VP-18 to 1st VP-22) (945 kb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (3rd VP-22 to 3rd VP-25) (1.26 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories(2nd VP-26 to 1st VP-29) (1.59 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-29 to 1st VP-40) (1.44 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-40 to 3rd VP-45) (1.51 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (VP-46 to 2nd VP-48) (1.51 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (VP-49 to 3rd VP-61) (1.73 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (1st VP-62 to VP-90) (1.38 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-91 to VP-133) (1.30 mb file)
• Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (VP-142 to VP-153) (57 kb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-1 to VPB-16) (1.87 mb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-17 to VPB-29) (1.43 mb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-33 to VPB-54) (1.69 mb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-61 to VPB-103) (1.32 mb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-105 to VPB-118) (1.55 mb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-121 to VPB-141) (782 kb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-145 to VPB-203) (878 kb file)
• Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-206 to VPB-216) (983bk file)
• Chapter 5 Heavy Patrol Squadrons (Landplane) (VP-HL) Histories (156 kb file)
• Chapter 6 Amphibian Patrol Squadrons (VP-AM) Histories (39 kb file)
• Note: For histories of VB, VP(ML), and VP(MS) squadrons see Appendix 7 for a cross reference to those units.
• Appendix 1 Aircraft Data--Technical Information and Drawings (DT to P3M-1/2) (1.09 mb file)
• Appendix 1 Aircraft Data--Technical Information and Drawings (P4M-1 Mercator to PV-2 Harpoon) (974 kb file)
• Appendix 2 A Summary of Patrol Aircraft Ordnance Equipment (411 kb file)
• Appendix 3 Submarines Sunk by Patrol Aircraft During World War II (92 kb file)
• Appendix 4 Air to Air Claims and Credits for Navy and Marine Corps Patrol Type Aircraft During World War II (115 kb file)
• Appendix 5 Seaplane Tender Listings (37 kb file)
• Appendix 6 Patrol Squadron Shore Establishments (300 kb file)
• Appendix 7 Lineage Listings for VP, VB, VPB, VP(HL), VP(ML), VP(MS) and VP(AM) Squadrons (54 kb file)
• Appendix 8 Listing of Reserve VP Squadrons, February 1946 to January 1968 (25 kb file)
• Appendix 9 Medal of Honor Recipients for Patrol Aviation (88 kb file)
• Appendix 10 Patrol Squadron Korean War Deployments (32 kb file)
• Appendix 11 Patrol Squadron Vietnam Deployments (1964-1972) (43 kb file)
• Appendix 12 Patrol Squadron Persian Gulf Deployments (1990-1991) (19 kb file)
• Appendix 13 Organization and Deployment of Patrol Wings (Fleet Air Wings) 1918-Present (47 kb file)
• Appendix 14 Reserve Patrol Squadron Call-Ups in the Post-WWII Period (32 kb file)
• Glossary (39 kb file)
• Bibliography (19 kb file)
• Index of Patrol Squadron Histories and Aircraft Data (33 kb file)
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9 November 2000