VP-51

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Patrol Squadron 51
Active1 April 1948 – 1 February 1950
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Type Maritime patrol squadron
Role Maritime patrol
Aircraft flown
Patrol PB-1W
PB4Y-2

VP-51 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Air Early Warning Squadron 1 (VPW-1) on 1 April 1948, redesignated Patrol Squadron 51 (VP-51) on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 1 February 1950. It was the third squadron to be designated VP-51; the first VP-51 was redesignated VP-71 on 1 July 1941 and the second VP-51 was redesignated VB-101 on 1 March 1943. [1]

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Operational history

Aircraft assignments

The squadron was assigned the following aircraft, effective on the dates shown: [1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: [1]

See also

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons .

  1. 1 2 3 Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories (VP-49 to 3rd VP-61). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 306–7. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.