VPB-52

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Patrol Bombing Squadron 52
PBY-5A VP-52 Black Cat Dec 1943.jpg
VP-52 PBY-5 Black Cats, December 1943
Active15 September 1941 – 11 January 1950
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 PM-1
P2D-1
PBY-1/2/5

VPB-52 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Torpedo Squadron 3D15 (VT-3D15) on 12 July 1928, redesignated Patrol Squadron 3-S (VP-3S) on 21 January 1931, redesignated Patrol Squadron 3 Base Force (VP-3F) on 17 July 1933, redesignated Patrol Squadron 3 (VP-3) on 1 October 1937, redesignated Patrol Squadron 32 (VP-32) on 1 July 1939, redesignated Patrol Squadron 52 (VP-52) on 1 July 1941, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 52 (VPB-52) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 7 April 1945. [1]

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Operational history

VP-52 PBY-5 at NAS Jacksonville, October 1944 Black Cat PBY-5 at NAS Jacksonville 1944.jpg
VP-52 PBY-5 at NAS Jacksonville, October 1944

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-33 to VPB-54). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 469–76. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.