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Crew 1

VP LogosLOGOs: VP Crew Logo VP-48 Crew 1 Patch Contributed by CASTILLO, Ruben ruben.castillo6@worldnet.att.net [10APR2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew  ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 1 "...VP-48 Crew One from 1985. Thanks to Woody for sending it to me..." Contributed by KENNEDY, CDR John A. fiveelevenheaven@yahoo.com [05MAY2007]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew  ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 1 "...VP-48 Crew 1 1954-1955 Top row L to R Castillo-AM3, Howell-AT3, Blackston-ADAN, Bollenbacker-ATAN, Landcaster-AO3, Jackson-AT2 Bottom row L to R Chepult-ADC; Lt(JG) Perry, LT(JG) Miller, LT(JG) Zastrow, ENS Smith, ATC Smith..." Contributed by CASTILLO, Ruben ruben.castillo6@worldnet.att.net [10APR2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew  ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 1 "...Ltjg. Callaway, TACCO, and Ltjg. Harrison, Nav/2nd pilot of Crew 1, VP-48..." Contributed by AX2 Lee (Andy) Anderson vp48sugarfox1@gmail.com [21SEP99]


Crew 2

VP LogosLOGOs: VP Crew Logo VP-48 Crew 2 Patch [15DEC99]

VP LogosLOGOs: VP-48 Crew ThumbnailVP-48 Crew 2 Patch Contributed by k7vp@arrl.net [01OCT99]

VP LogosLOGOs: VP Crew Logo VP-48 Crew 2 Patch [26FEB2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew  ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 2 "...Circa 1956..." Contributed by Jack Axsom jlaxsom@sullybuttes.net [08AUG99]

UPDATE "...The flight crew picture is from 1957/58 Iwakuni tour and not 1956 as shown. Picture left to right standing: Allen, R. V. AN; Little, W. D. AT1; Hughes, J. D. AT3; Jeffries, F. E. AD1; Poland D. A. AM1; Axsom, J. W. AD3; Stellmach, J. D. AT3; Lehman, A. L. AEM3. Kneeling: Mello, E.R. ATC; LTJG J. W. Johnson; PPC Lt F. T. Woodall; LTJG R. F. Austin. Not pictured: Skaggs, H. D. AD2; LTJG W. E. Thudium..." Contributed by Jack Axsom jlaxsom@sullybuttes.net [28AUG2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew  ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 2 "...Crew 2 Circa 1958/1959..." Contributed by ROBERT [N] BELL captbell@tampabay.rr.com [31MAR99]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 2 "...The crew shot is from the 1974 WestPac Deployment. This must have been one of the very few days that the sun was out in NAS Adak, Alaska..." Contributed by Mark Smetana m0smetana@gmail.com


Crew 4

VP LogosLOGOs: VP-48 Crew 4 Thumbnail VP-48 Crew 4 "...Crew 4 in VP-48 in 1958 I was the radio op "PAT"..." Contributed by Virgil E. Pattin AWC USN RET k7vp@arrl.net [07FEB2000]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-42 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 4 "...SF-4 on weekend mission to NAS Whidbey Island, Washington fall 1961..." Contributed by HAM, AT2 John johnham1941@hotmail.com [13AUG2002]


Crew 5

VP LogosLOGOs: VP Crew Logo VP-48 Crew 5 Patch "...Circa 1970..." Contributed by Gerry Mussett gerry.mussett@gmail.com [16NOV2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 5 "... NAF Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam 1970 - Back Row L to R: ATN3 Benny Morgan - COMM, ADJ1 Don Bayles - FE, LTJG Gerry Musssett - NAV / 3P, LT Steve Lantz - PP2C, LCDR Bruce Mc Cormick - PPC, LT Joe Phelan - TACCO, LTJG Jim Conn, PP2P, AW1 Jim Gentry - JULIE Front Row L to R: AO2 Don Martin - ORD, AW3 Phil Zimmerman - JEZ2, ADJ3 G L (Corkey) Cornwell - 2M, AW2 H G (Beck) Beckerini - MAD/RAD, AW2 Tim Swingler - JEZ, LTJG Bill (Willie) Wysham - TACCO2 Not Shown: AX3 DK (Smitty) Smith - COMM..." Contributed by Gerry Mussett gerry.mussett@gmail.com [16NOV2001]


Crew 6

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 6 "...Circa Spring 1955 - NAS Iwakuni, Japan. Pilots Left to Right: ENS Bud Collier, LT(jg) Don Suter, PPC, and LT(jg) John McBrayer. Have lost the names of crew members - looking..." Contributed by John Collier budphylcollier@earthlink.net [02MAY2002]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew Seven Ball ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 6 "...Circa: 1978 Crew 6 ('Crewd Six) on deployment to NAS Misawa, Japan in 1978. At the time we were flying the P-3C Baseline. Standing (L-R) is Lcdr Paul Buege, AT2 John Finley, AO1 "Fergie" Ferguson, Lt(jg) John Bowes, Lt Jim Gordon and AWAN Raymond Speer. Front/kneeling (L-R) AW3 Lance "Non-Hound" Gailey, AMHC Richard Nielsen, Lt Chuck Isele, AD2 Mike Donohue and AW3 John "Hound" Panek...Not pictured is AO2 Donald S. McColgan amccolg@yahoo.com..." Contributed by Lance Gailey, AW1(AW/NAC) Retired zlancer@hotmail.com [E-Mail Updated 27DEC99 | 26JUN98]


Crew 7

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew Seven Ball ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 7 "...'Seven Ball' Circa 1947..." Contributed by Gilbert R. Doggett grdoggett@sbcglobal.net

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew Seven Ball ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 7 "...'Seven Ball' while tied up to a buoy in Gitmo Bay..." Contributed by Gilbert R. Doggett grdoggett@sbcglobal.net [30MAR2006]


Crew 8

VP LogosLOGOs: vp48logo VP-48 Crew 8 "...Circa 1953..." Contributed by CASTILLO, Ruben ruben.castillo6@worldnet.att.net [21MAY2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew  ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 8 "...Circa 1953..." Contributed by CASTILLO, Ruben ruben.castillo6@worldnet.att.net [21MAY2001]

UPDATE "...I noticed Crew 8 had a couple errors. The pilot at the left is ENS Herb Olson, PPC is LT Stan Jershin (spelling) and the "unknown" is ENS Bob Hector..." Contributed by John Collier budphylcollier@earthlink.net [03MAY2002]


Crew 10

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew  ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 10 "...North Islander Newspaper...CREW RETURNS--VP-48 welcomed back its "Far East Ambassadors" last Tuesday. VP-48s Crew Ten, led by Plane Commander, LT John D. Sipes, spent six weeks in NS Sangley Point, Philippines, and NAS Iwakuni, Japan operating with VP-40 and VP-50, respectively. While deployed the crew flew numerous patrol and SAR missions in WestPac. Left to right, standing: R. E. Jensen, AT1, B. C. Parks, AT2, F. G. Dufel, AM1, D. J. Boehme, AE3, and R. Bell AD3. Kneeling: LTJG H. Brawn, LTJG J. Sipes and ENS W. Wright..." Contributed by ROBERT [N] BELL captbell@tampabay.rr.com [31MAR99]


Crew 12

VP-48 Crew 12 Patch ThumbnailVP-48 Crew 12 Patch "...Circa 1953-1954..." Contributed by Paul Eichman phe1931@comcast.net [08JUL2000]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew 12 ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 12 "...VP-48 Crew-12 Circa 1978 at NAF Misawa, Japan..." Contributed by LEGGETT, AO3 Edward "Fast Eddie" jenks22@sbcglobal.net [14JUL2010]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew 12 ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 12 "...The shots of Crew 12 and SF12 at Boko would have been taken in September 53, right after Dick qualified as a PPC and got his own crew. He also became the Squadron Maintenance Officer at that time as the more senior members of the squadron who were reserves were released from active duty after the July 1953 signing of the armistice. The deployment started in June through July 1953 and ended in March 1954. Main base was NS Sangley Point, Philippines until October/November then NAS Iwakuni, Japan..." Contributed by SANDER, CAPTAIN Richard (Dick) E. (Deceased) and forwarded by his Son Jeff Sander jsander@alum.mit.edu [20OCT2003]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew 12 ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 12 "...The shots of Crew 12 and SF12 at Boko would have been taken in September 53, right after Dick qualified as a PPC and got his own crew. He also became the Squadron Maintenance Officer at that time as the more senior members of the squadron who were reserves were released from active duty after the July 1953 signing of the armistice. The deployment started in June through July 1953 and ended in March 1954. Main base was NS Sangley Point, Philippines until October/November then NAS Iwakuni, Japan..." Contributed by SANDER, CAPTAIN Richard (Dick) E. (Deceased) and forwarded by his Son Jeff Sander jsander@alum.mit.edu [20OCT2003]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew 12 ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 12 "...Ramp NAS Iwakuni, Japan Fall...The shots of Crew 12 and SF12 at Boko would have been taken in September 1953, right after Dick qualified as a PPC and got his own crew. He also became the Squadron Maintenance Officer at that time as the more senior members of the squadron who were reserves were released from active duty after the July 1953 signing of the armistice. The deployment started in June through July 1953 and ended in March 1954. Main base was NS Sangley Point, Philippines until October/November then NAS Iwakuni, Japan..." Contributed by SANDER, CAPTAIN Richard (Dick) E. (Deceased) and forwarded by his Son Jeff Sander jsander@alum.mit.edu [20OCT2003]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew 12 ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 12 "...Crew 12 Officers at NS Sangley Point, Philippines Summer 1953: LTjg Dick Sander, ENS John McBrayer, ENS Bud Collier, and LT Gene Copeland...The shots of Crew 12 and SF12 at Boko would have been taken in September 1953, right after Dick qualified as a PPC and got his own crew. He also became the Squadron Maintenance Officer at that time as the more senior members of the squadron who were reserves were released from active duty after the July 1953 signing of the armistice. The deployment started in June through July 1953 and ended in March 1954. Main base was NS Sangley Point, Philippines until October/November then NAS Iwakuni, Japan..." Contributed by SANDER, CAPTAIN Richard (Dick) E. (Deceased) and forwarded by his Son Jeff Sander jsander@alum.mit.edu [20OCT2003]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-48 Crew 12 ThumbnailCameraVP-48 Crew 12 "...Circa 1953-1954 Enlisted Crew..." Contributed by Paul Eichman phe1931@comcast.net [08JUL2000]


Crew Unknown

VP CrewCREWs: VP-49 CREW ThumbnailCameraVP-49 Crew "...Beach Crew in NAS Bermuda - 1954...." Contributed by GILPIN, Jim ocvjim@netzero.com [02SEP2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-49 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-49 Crew "...The crew photo, back row standing left to right, Captoni, ?, John Maldonado, ?, George Rudy, Krusziewski. Front row kneeling, Norm Eiben, Wallin, Ron Mercer, ?, ?, Sam Perkins. Question marks indicate a loss of memory on my part..." Contributed by MERCER, Ron conron@ec.rr.com [31JUL2001]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-49 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-49 Crew "...Kneeling (L to R): William Hyatt, LTJG, Co-Pilot, Rob Stephenson, LTJG, Nav, John Mann, LT, PPC, Walt cullars, AX2, 2nd Tech, Ed Duchegneau, AE2, Elect, Jim Miele, AX2, 1st Tech, and Howell, AO2, Ord...Standing (L to R): Jack Claugherty, AM1, Fld Eng, Fred Justice, AD2, 2nd Mech, Rich Johnson, AX3, 3rd Tech, Chuck Sell, AE3, 1st Radio, John Rodham, AX3, 3rd Tech, and Mike McCarthy, LTJG, TAC..." Contributed by Chuck Sell wa8orr@provide.net[29SEP98]


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