Vpnavy vp56 miscellaneous summary page vp patrol squadron. Collected funds are used for mailing expenses, to provide seed money to purchase discount. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196869 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196869.
Vpnavy shipmates letter b summary page vp patrol squadron. Former members or their family of patrol squadron 56 dragons vp56. Full text of proceedings of the fourteenth nasa propagation. Vpnavy vp50 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited.
Then to b school in memphis to hawaii 5659 vw12 early warning. After my duty at vp 56, i was assigned at nas norfolk, virginia for shore duty. Vp6 1966 nas adak, alaska, check crew and at night check cold. Navy asw patrol squadrons is posted with permission on pages dedicated to each respective squadron. I invite all my vp shipmates to check out my new book about vp40 that is now available on kindle at amazon crew eleven kindle edition. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. Vpnavy vp7 history summary page vp patrol squadron. Navy day, us navy, cruise missile, jet engine, navy military, commercial aircraft, united states navy, military. Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vp vpb patrol aircraft past and present. Vp56 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron vpnavy. This listing is for the following original cruise book. United states pacific fleet organization, 1 may 1945.
A history, tributes, stories, photos and adventures are all featured at vp56. The book is in very good condition with a small piece of white foam glued to the first. Joined vp9 in 98 and deployed to nsf diego garcia, and then again to nas misawa. Vpnavy vp40 miscellaneous summary page vp patrol squadron. Vpnavy vp56 mishap summary page vp patrol squadron. Usn vp 56 dragons patch p 3 orion maritime patrol sqn. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Returned in august 1988 to fly with vp62, still in nas jacksonville, florida. Vp6 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron vpnavy. Im sitting here with my cruise book looking at the pictures and remembering. If you dont have a kindle reader, you can download free kindle book software for your personal computer pc, notebook or smartphone. Vp56, nicknamed the dragons, was a longlived patrol squadron of the u. Atn2 vp50 1968 ns sangley point, philippines naf cam ranh bay, vietnam cruise, crew 12 dirty dozen.
Went flight engineer in 1999 and now am attached to vp. It was originally established as patrol squadron vp900 on 1 july 1946. Shipmates, ed storey and ted rogers vp56 196265, found a section in a recently released book entitled, the martin p5m patrol seaplane, by capt. Larry hames will be adding the roster from the 197980 cruise book soon. Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. I served with vp16 plane captain aboard the p2v5f and flew with ed whitcraft, fe school at nas patuxent river, maryland, vp 56 flew with bill baker, larry woods, doug mitchel and the wild bunch, aimd at nas jacksonville, florida as a fe and vp23 at nas brunswick, maine and retired in 2002.
I was in vp 40 twice,right out of ao a school 56 to 58 and 61. Vpnavy vp56 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. Looking for anyone who has cruise book to get names of crew 12. Vpnavy has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the internet. Served with vp56, from sept 59 through dec 60 at nas norfolk, virginia. Vpnavy vp49 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. Narmid 1956 nas corpus christi, texas summer deployment cruise book 05feb2002 vp45. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Vpnavy vp16 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vpvpb patrol aircraft past and present. Went flight engineer in 1999 and now am attached to vp94 here in nas new orleans, louisiana. Vp navy personal library vpnavy united states navy patrol.
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