VPB-29

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Patrol Bombing Squadron 29
Active17 January 1923 – 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 F-5L
DT
H-16
T2D-1
PK-1
P2Y-3
PBY-4/5

VPB-29 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Pacific Air Detachment on 17 January 1923, redesignated Patrol Squadron 14 (VP-14) on 29 May 1924, redesignated Patrol Squadron 1-Naval District 14 (VP-1D14) on 21 September 1927, redesignated Patrol Squadron 1-B (VP-1B) on 1 July 1931, redesignated Patrol Squadron 1-F (VP-1F) on 15 April 1933, redesignated Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1) on 1 October 1937, redesignated Patrol Squadron 21 (VP-21) on 1 July 1939, redesignated Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1) on 30 July 1940, redesignated Patrol Squadron 101 (VP-101) on 3 December 1940, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 29 (VPB-29) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 20 June 1945. [1]

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Operational history

VP-21 PBY-4s at Naval Station Sangley Point c.1940 PBY-4s VP-21 at Sangley Point2 1939.jpg
VP-21 PBY-4s at Naval Station Sangley Point c.1940
Japanese B5N-1 over USS William B. Preston in Malalag Bay, Philippines with two VP-101 PBY-4s burning in the bay, 8 December 1941 Ryujo kankko over William B. Preston in Malalag Bay.jpg
Japanese B5N-1 over USS William B. Preston in Malalag Bay, Philippines with two VP-101 PBY-4s burning in the bay, 8 December 1941

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

Citations

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 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-17 to VPB-29). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 440–8. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. Hinman & Campbell, pp. 268–269.
  3. Hinman & Campbell, pp. 77–78.

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