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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
Title page, About the Author, Contents, Foreword, Preface and Acknowledgements (PDF, 112 KB)
Chapter 1: Origins of Navy Patrol Aviation, 1911 to 1920s (PDF, 213 KB)
Chapter 2: Guidelines for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Insignia (PDF, 75 KB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (1st VP-1 to 2nd VP-4) (PDF, 824 KB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-5 to 2nd VP-8) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-9 to 3rd VP-17) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (3rd VP-18 to 1st VP-22) (PDF, 944 KB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (3rd VP-22 to 3rd VP-25) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories(2nd VP-26 to 1st VP-29) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-29 to 1st VP-40) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-40 to 3rd VP-45) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (VP-46 to 2nd VP-48) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (VP-49 to 3rd VP-61) (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (1st VP-62 to VP-90) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (2nd VP-91 to VP-133) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Chapter 3: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (VP-142 to VP-153) (PDF, 59 KB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-1 to VPB-16) (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-17 to VPB-29) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-33 to VPB-54) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-61 to VPB-103) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-105 to VPB-118) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-121 to VPB-141) (PDF, 782 KB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-145 to VPB-203) (PDF, 878 KB)
Chapter 4: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-206 to VPB-216) (PDF, 984 KB)
Chapter 5: Heavy Patrol Squadrons (Landplane) (VP-HL) Histories (PDF, 164 KB)
Chapter 6: Amphibian Patrol Squadrons (VP-AM) Histories (PDF, 47 KB)
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) (PDF, 1 MB)
Appendix 1: Aircraft Data--Technical Information and Drawings (P4M-1 Mercator to PV-2 Harpoon) (PDF, 975 KB)
Appendix 2: A Summary of Patrol Aircraft Ordnance Equipment (PDF, 418 KB)
Appendix 3: Submarines Sunk by Patrol Aircraft During World War II (PDF, 97 KB)
Appendix 4: Air to Air Claims and Credits for Navy and Marine Corps Patrol Type Aircraft During World War II (PDF, 121 KB)
Appendix 5: Seaplane Tender Listings (PDF, 43 KB)
Appendix 6: Patrol Squadron Shore Establishments (PDF, 307 KB)
Appendix 7: Lineage Listings for VP, VB, VPB, VP(HL), VP(ML), VP(MS) and VP(AM) Squadrons (PDF, 61 KB)
Appendix 8: Listing of Reserve VP Squadrons, February 1946 to January 1968 (PDF, 33 KB)
Appendix 9: Medal of Honor Recipients for Patrol Aviation (PDF, 95 KB)
Appendix 10: Patrol Squadron Korean War Deployments (PDF, 40 KB)
Appendix 11: Patrol Squadron Vietnam Deployments (1964-1972) (PDF, 50 KB)
Appendix 12: Patrol Squadron Persian Gulf Deployments (1990-1991) (PDF, 27 KB)
Appendix 13: Organization and Deployment of Patrol Wings (Fleet Air Wings) 1918-Present (PDF, 53 KB)
Appendix 14: Reserve Patrol Squadron Call-Ups in the Post-WWII Period (PDF, 38 KB)
Glossary (PDF, 46 KB)
Bibliography (PDF, 26 KB)
Index of Patrol Squadron Histories and Aircraft Data (PDF, 40 KB)
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