Last update: 23.02.2001
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United States Navy VPs list
Unit
FromTillLocation of assignmentSuperior UnitPlanesSourceNotes
 VP-3
 43/11   TG 57.3  41/5 Galvanic
 VP-4
 42/06  Midway Atoll  PBY 1 
 VP-11
 41/12  NAS Kaneohe PatWing1 12xPBY-5 114 
 42/10 42/11 ?? Solomons n Esp. Santo ??  PBY 37,85  42/10/29 sinking I-172 W of San Cristobal
 VP-12
 41/12  NAS Kaneohe PatWing1 12xPBY-5 114 
 42/06  Midway Atoll  PBY 37 
 VP-13
 41/12  NAS San Diego  4xPBY-5 114 
 44/01  Midway  PB2Y 85  44/01/30 strike Wake Is.
 VP-14
 41/12  NAS Kaneohe PatWing1 12xPBY-5 114 
 42/06 42/07 South Pacific  PBY 85  42/06/28 strike Tulagi
42/07/10 attempt to sttrike Tulagi (bad weather)
 43/08 44/01 Rendova  PBY 66 
 44/01 44/04 Hawtorn Sound, New Georgia   66 
 VP-16
 44/06 44/09 Saipan   66 
 VP-21
 44/12 45/02 Ulithi   66 
 VP-22
 41/12  NAS Ford Island PatWing2 14xPBY-3 114 
 VP-23
   Midway Atoll - Sand Island Seaplane  14xPBY-5 1,65 
 41/12  NAS Ford Island PatWing2 12xPBY-5 114 
 42/07 42/08 Solomons  PBY 37  42/07/29 strike Tulagi
42/08/23 strike Furutaka in Solomons
 43/09 43/10 Guadalcanal  12xPBY-5 41/3  43/09/15 sinking/share(Saufley) RO-101 100 nm E of San Cristobal,Solomons
 VP-24
 41/12  NAS Ford Island PatWing2 6xPBY-5 114 
 42/06  Midway Atoll - Eastern Island  6xPBY-5A 1 
 42/10  Solomons  PBY 37 
 VP-33
 44/06/23 44/07/16 Humboldt Bay   66 
 VP-34
 43  Solomons  PBY 41/3 
 VP-41
 41/12  Sitka, Aleutians PatWing4 6xPBY-4/5 114 
 42/07  Aleutians  PBY 61 
 VP-42
 41/12  NAS Ford Island PatWing4 6xPBY-5 114 
 42/08  Aleutians  PBY 85 
 VP-43
 41/12  NAS Ford Island PatWing4 6xPBY-5 114 
 42/06 42/08 Aleutians  PBY 85,66 
 VP-44
 41/12  NAS Ford Island PatWing4 6xPBY-5 114 
 42/06  Midway Atoll - Eastern Island  8xPBY-5A 1,37 
 VP-51
 42/06  Midway Atoll - Eastern Island  3xPBY-5A  
 VP-53
 43/11  Gilberts TG 57.2 PBY-5A 41/5 Galvanic
 VP-54
 43/10  Guadalcanal  6xPBY-5A 41/3 
 VP-54(Det)
 42/06  Midway Atoll  PBY 1 
 VP-61
 42/08 43/08? Dutch Harbor  PBY 81 
 VP-71
 42/05/29 42/07 South Pacific (??Esp. Santo??)  PBY 85  42/05/29 strike Tulagi
42/06/25 strike Tulagi
42/07/13 attempt to strike Tulagi (bad weather)
 43/07 43/10 Esp. Santo   66 
 43/10/13 43/11/23 Gavutu, Tulagi  15xPBY-5 41/3,66 
 44/01 44/04 Hawtorn Sound, New Georgia   66 
 VP-72
 43/11   TG 57.2  41/5 Galvanic
 44/01  ???  PBY-5 85  44/01/01, 44/01/02, 44/01/04 lay mines in Jabor Anchorage,Jaluit
44/01/05, 44/01/06, 44/01/08 lay mines in Schischmarov Strait, Wotje
44/01/10 - mine Meichen Channel and Legediak Strait, Wotje
44/01/11 - mine Wotje, Maloelap
 VP-73
 42/02  Hawaii  PBY 85  42/02/14 attacking accidentally Thresher off Oahu returning frompatrol
 VP-91
 42/10 42/10/27 Segi Point  PBY 85  42/10/27 - damaging Teruzuki
 44/04  Solomons ??  PBY 85  44/04/29 rescued survivors from PT-346, PT-347 accidentaly sunkoff Cape Lambert, Bismarcks (04-13S, 151-27E)
 VP-101
 41/12  Manila Bay & Davao Bay PatWing10 Manila: 14xPBY-4; Davao: 4xPBY-4 114  41/12/27 strike shipping at Jolo, Phil.
 44/09  Morotai  PBY 81 
 VP-102
 41/12  Manila Bay & Olongapo PatWing10 Manila: 14xPBY-4; Olongapo: 4xPBY-4 114 
 VP-138
 43/11  Solomons??  PV-1 85  43/11/26 attacking I-177 rescuing survivors off Cape St. George
 VP-202
 44/06 44/09 Eniwetok or Saipan   66 
 VP-216
 44/06 44/09 Eniwetok or Saipan   66 
 VPB-15
 43/05 43/09 Esp. Santo   66 
 VPB-18
 45/04 45/05 AV-12 St. George (off Kerama Retto)  PBM 84 
 VPB-22
 45/06 45/08 Eniwetok   66 
 VPB-23
 43/05 43/09 Esp. Santo   66 
 VPB-28
 45/03  ?? Philippines ??  PBM-3D 85  45/03/11 sinking water carrier Wayo Maru 40 nm SE of Macao(21-31N, 112-28E)
 VPB-52
 44/06  ?? Solomons or New Guinea ??  PBY 85  44/06/03 damaging Kidzi 23 nm NE of Manokwari (00-40S, 134-00E)
 VPB-104
 44/12  ?? Philippines ??  PB4Y-1 85  44/12/19 sinking AP Shinfuku Maru 30 nm W of Manila (13-40N,115-50E)
 VPB-109
 45/04  ????  PB4Y 85  45/04/19 bombed and strafed Pogy 115 nm S of Nojima-Zaki, Honshu(32-59N, 139-58E)
 VPB-111
 45/01 45/05 ?? Philippines ??  PB4Y-1 85  45/01/05 sinking midget SS Ha-71 2 nm SW of Cicijima
45/04/17 sinking AK Gjojo Maru off Malaya (03-27N, 103-37E)
45/05/01 sinking/share(FAW-1) AK Kjugkoku Maru off Mokpo, Korea (34-35N,126-00E)
 VPB-115
 44/10 44/11 ???  PB4Y 85  44/10/29 sinking AO Itsukushima Maru off Brunei Bay, Borneo(05-04N, 119-47E)
 VPB-117
 45/02  ?? Philippines ??  PB4Y-1 85  45/02/16 sinking AK Iida Maru in Cape St. Jasques Harbor,Indochina (10-20N, 107-06E)
 VPB-118
 45/05 45/06 Okinawa  PB4Y-1, PB4Y-2 85  45/05/11 sinking AK Seiri Maru (34-17N, 126-50E), Shinzan Maru(34-15N, 127-10E)
45/06/10-07/01 lay mines in Korean waters
 VPB-119
 45/03  ?? Philippines ??  PB4Y-2 85  45/03/02 sinking AP Nichirin Maru 180 nm E by S of Wenchow, China(27-12N, 124-42E)
 VPB-128
 45/03  ?? Philippines ??  PV-1 85  45/03/18 bomb 2 midget submarines in Davao Gulf
45/03/19-20 bomb midget submarine at Cebu
 VPB-142
 45/06/27  ??  ?? 85  45/06/27 sinking I-165 450 nm E of Saipan (15-28N, 153-39E)
 VPB-149
 44/11/ 44/11/29 NAS Alameda   66 
 44/11/29 44/12/05 CVE-65 Wake Island   66 transfer from NAS Alameda to P.H.
 44/12/05  P.H.   66 
 VPB-151
 45/03/14  Motojama Field #1, Iwojima  PV 85