VPB-11

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Patrol Bombing Squadron 11
Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina of VP-11 in flight c1938.jpg
VP-11 PBY-1 c.1938
Active7 February 1924 – 20 June 1945
CountryUnited States of America
Branch United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg United States Navy
Type squadron
Role Maritime patrol
Engagements World War II
Aircraft flown
Patrol DT-2
SC-1/2
T3M-2
T4M-1
T2D-1
PM-1/PD-1
PBY-1/5

VPB-11 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Torpedo & Bombing Squadron 19-D14 (VT-19D14) on 7 February 1924, redesignated Torpedo & Bombing Squadron 6D14 (VT-6D14) on 1 July 1927, redesignated Patrol Squadron 6-B (VP-6B) on 1 April 1931, redesignated Patrol Squadron 6-F (VP-6F) on 17 July 1933, redesignated Patrol Squadron 6 (VP-6) on 1 October 1937, redesignated Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23) on 1 July 1939, redesignated Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11) on 1 August 1941, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 11 (VPB-11) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 20 June 1945. [1]

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Operational history

VP-6F PD-1s at Ford Island in 1934 Douglas PD-1s VP-6 Pearl Harbor 1934.jpg
VP-6F PD-1s at Ford Island in 1934
VP-11 PBY-1 at San Diego Consolidated PBY-1 0120 VP-11F 11-P-8 San Diego mfr (16348195132).jpg
VP-11 PBY-1 at San Diego

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 4 Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-1 to VPB-16). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 400–7. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.