 VP-29 History
Circa 1954
A BIT OF HISTORY:   Metal Shop "...VP-29 Crew-12 NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands 1954. STANDING - REAR ROW: Tollefson, Valentine, Styke, Bridges R.L., Bridges R.E., Babcock, Krabbe, Veal and Puckett. STANDING - RRONT ROW: LT Moore, Morris, Huey, Wagner, Hydrick, Pearson, Salmon, Ward, Swaim, Andresen, Jolly and LT(jg) White. KNEELING - FRONT ROW: Smith, Ogden, Cislo, Ballard, Burkhart, Harford, Ross, Brown, Bradley and Hunter..." Contributed by Gene Wilson wilsongenenel@gmail.com [22APR2006]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...1954 - VP-29..." Contributed by SPARR, Marion E. edwashsparrs@hotmail.com [26DEC2004]
Circa 1953
A BIT OF HISTORY:  VP-29 "...VP-29 - May 27, 1953 - UFO Tracking...Publication Number: T1206 - Publication Title: Project Blue Book, 1947-1969 - Publisher: NARA - Year: 1952 - Month: September - Month Season Number: 09 - Location: Shamokin, Pa. - Incident Number: [BLANK] - Page: 7..." Contributed by Stephen Miller f134kilmil@comcast.net [14AUG2008]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...1953 - VP-29..." Contributed by SPARR, Marion E. edwashsparrs@hotmail.com [26DEC2004]  |  |  |  |  | | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington | NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | P2V6
NAS Whidbey Island, Washington | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington |  |  |  |  |  | NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii
Left planes
MATS to Travis AFB California | Leave
McMahon & I hitch hike to the Midwest
In Oregon | NAS Oak Harbor | Deception Pass | NAS Agana, Guam |  |  |  |  |  | Home again!
NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
Hanger 1 | NAS Oak Harbor | Seattle | Travis to NAS Alameda, California
Out of gas?
McMahon--Lento--Hart-?-? | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
Hanger 4 |  |  |  |  |  | | NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | On the bus
Treasure Island(?) from Oakland Bridge | NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | NAS Atsugi, Japan to NAS Whidbey Island,Washington
Guam-- | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
Barracks 8 & others |
A BIT OF HISTORY:  "...VP-29 Makes History In Its Own Name - Page 31 - Naval Aviation News - July 1953..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1953/jul53.pdf [30JUL2004]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "05APR53--KOREA--ARRIVED: 27SEP52 DEPARTED: 05APR53 TAIL CODE: BF AIRCRAFT: P2V-5/6" http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/koreaob.htm
Circa 1952
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...FASRON-110, FASRON-112, FASRON-114, FASRON-117, FASRON-118, FASRON-119, FASRON-120, FASRON-885, FASRON-895, VP-1, VP-2, VP-4, VP-6, VP-9, VP-22, VP-28, VP-29, VP-40, VP-42, VP-46, VP-47, VP-731, VP-772, VP-871, VP-892 and VP-931) - Naval Aeronautical Organization OPNAV NOTICE 05400 for Fiscal Year 1953 dated 1 October 1952 is: DECLASSIFIED per Office of Chief of Naval Operations on 1 February 1965 by Op-501..." WebSite: Naval Historical Center http://www.history.navy.mil/a-record/nao53-68/fy1953-oct52.pdf [14MAR2007]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...1952 - VP-29 Japan..." Contributed by Gene Wilson wilsongenenel@gmail.com [22NOV2005]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...1952 - VP-29..." Contributed by SPARR, Marion E. edwashsparrs@hotmail.com [Pictures Added 25DEC2004 | Pictures Added 24DEC2004 | 23DEC2004]  |  |  |  |  | Ginza Market
Tokyo-TP
Sullivan Mech | NAS Atsugi, Japan
VP-29 Hanger | Main Gate
NAS Atsugi, Japan | NAS Atsugi, Japan
Crew 5 Enlisted
Eckland, Sadler, Herk, Hart and Johnson | Tokyo
Imperial Palace Grounds |  |  |  |  |  | NAS Atsugi, Japan
Hanger Area | NAS Atsugi, Japan | NAS Atsugi, Japan
Relief Squadron | Mt Fuji | West of Yokohama |  |  |  |  |  | | NAS Atsugi, Japan | NAS Atsugi, Japan
Red Carpet for Relieving Squadron | East of Yokohama | Northern Japan | Northern Japan |  |  |  |  |  | | Northern Japan | R & R Shizuura Japan | R & R Shizuura | R & R Shizuura | R & R Shizuura |  | | | | | | Mt Fuji from Shizuura | | | | |
A BIT OF HISTORY:  "...VP Commanding Officers - Page 16 - Naval Aviation News - December 1952..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1952/dec52.pdf [28JUL2004]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...UNIT: VP-29 PREVIOUS DES: VP-HL-12 NAME: TAIL CODE: DE/BF ACTIVATED: 8-27-1952..."
"Title: Lockheed P2V Neptune An Illustrated History by Wayne Mutza wmutza@wi.rr.com...A Schiffer Military History Book...ISBN: 0-7643-0151-9...286 pages full of pictures and history!
A BIT OF HISTORY:  "...Ashtray..." Contributed by Marion E. Sparr edwashsparrs@hotmail.com [11APR2000]
A BIT OF HISTORY:  "..."All Hands" article on "VP-29 Makes History" at NAS Atsugi, Japan..." Contributed by TRUELOVE, Gil Gil@trianglemech.com [18OCT2002]
Circa 1950
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Patrol Squadrons In The Korean War By LCDR Rick Burgess, USN (Retired) - Naval Aviation News July-August 2002..." Contributed by Mike Yared mikeyared@yahoo.com [25JAN2003]
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"VP-29 History Summary Page"
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