Dictionary of American naval aviation squadrons
Subtitle: Volume 2 The history of VP, VPB, VP(HL), and VP(AM) squadrons
Publisher: Naval Historical Center, Dept. of the Navy : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: Volume 2 of 2.
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Foreword ix; title: Preface xi; title: Acknowledgments  xiii; title: Chapter 1; title: Origins of Navy Patrol Aviation, 1911 to 1920s  1; title: Chapter 2; title: Guidelines for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Insignia  13; title: Chapter 3; title: Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories  15; title: Chapter 4; title: Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories  389; title: Chapter 5; title: Heavy Patrol Squadrons (Landplane) (VP-HL) Histories 623; title: Chapter 6; title: Amphibian Patrol Squadrons (VP-AM) Histories  631; title: Appendix 1; title: Aircraft Data — Technical Information and Drawings 635; title: Appendix 2; title: A Summary of Patrol Aircraft Ordnance Equipment 687; title: Appendix 3; title: Submarines Sunk by Patrol Aircraft During World War II 697; title: Appendix 4; title: Air to Air Claims and Credits for Navy and Marine Corps Patrol Type Aircraft During World War II 713; title: Appendix 5; title: Seaplane Tender Listings 731; title: Appendix 6; title: Patrol Squadron Shore Establishments 737; title: Appendix 7; title: Lineage Listings for VP, VB, VPB, VP(HL), VP(ML), VP(MS) 769; title: Appendix 8; title: Listing of Reserve VP Squadrons, February 1946 to January 1968 781; title: Appendix 9; title: Medal Of Honor Recipients for Patrol Aviation 795; title: Appendix 10; title: Patrol Squadron Korean War Deployments 789; title: Appendix 11; title: Patrol Squadron Vietnam Deployments (1964-1972) 795; title: Appendix 12; title: Patrol Squadron Persian Gulf Deployments (1990-1991) 805; title: Appendix 13; title: Organization and Development of Patrol Wings (Fleet Air Wings) 1918-Present 807; title: Appendix 14; title: Reserve Patrol Squadron Call-Ups In The Post-WWII Period 814; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography 829; title: Index of Patrol Squadron Histories and Aircraft Data 831